Dylan Hartley

Dylan Hartley
Birth nameDylan Michael Hartley
Date of birth (1986-03-24) 24 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birthRotorua, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)[1]
SchoolRotorua Boys' High School
Beacon Community College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2005
2005–2019
Worcester
Northampton Saints
1
251
(5)
(140)
Correct as of 7 November 2019
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2008
2008–2018
England Saxons
England
5
97
(10)
(20)
Correct as of 7 November 2019

Dylan Hartley (born 24 March 1986) is a former rugby union player who represented England and Northampton Saints.

Hartley was the captain of England from January 2016 until the end of his international career in 2019. He is England's most capped hooker of all time, earning his first cap in 2008. Hartley captained England to a Grand Slam in 2016, the first time that England had achieved this since 2003, then back-to-back Six Nations titles and notably a historic 3-0 series win in the 2016 Cook Cup against Australia. In 14 domestic seasons with Northampton Saints Hartley captained the Saints for 8 years through their most successful period in the club’s 130-year history.

  1. ^ "RFU Official Site of the RFU, Governing Body of Rugby Union in England". web page. Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.