Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley is the front runner to succeed Chris Robshaw as England's Six Nations captain with an announcement due on Monday. Hartley is new head coach Eddie jones' first choice and he will get a chance to prove his fitness in Saturday's Champions Cup clash with the Scarlets following a spell out with concussion and a rib injury. Jones is due to reveal his choice of captain after speaking to senior players at the squad's Surrey training camp. Hartley missed hosts England's woeful World Cup campaign after former coach Stuart Lancaster dropped him from the squad on disciplinary grounds.

Source :AFP