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Published 09:22 8 Sept 2016 BST
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"He's matured, and he's done a great job with England."From the outside, looking in, it is hard to tell whether Hartley has fully matured. He still plays on the edge though and still pisses a lot of folks off. The England captain certainly has winning pedigree. He has led his team to a Six Nations Grand Slam and a 3-0 whitewash over the Wallabies, in Australia. Dylan has always played on the edge and that has been one of the traits that has made him such a competitor as a player. Hartley captained England to the Grand Slam in the Six Nations and a 3-0 series whitewash of Australia. Gatland did allude to 'certain advantages' of selecting captains he has previously worked with. Sam Warburton and Alun Wyn Jones would fall into that category. Ireland captain Rory Best played with Gatland's Lions in 2013 but was only selected after Hartley was banned for calling referee Wayne Barnes a 'f***ing cheat' during an Aviva Premiership final. The GAA Hour Hurling Show relives Tipperary’s sensational All-Ireland victory with Paidí Maher. Listen below or subscribe on iTunes.
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