Eddie Jones jokingly sinks his teeth into England captain Dylan Hartley ahead of third test
The Six Nations champions face Australia in Sydney seeking a series whitewash following earlier wins in Brisbane and Melbourne
As only the cheeky Eddie Jones could, the England coach has praised his often suspended captain Dylan Hartley as a relationship builder, except “when he bites people.”
England head into Saturday’s third test in Sydney against Australia with an unassailable 2-0 series lead.
Hartley, a controversial choice to replace Chris Robshaw as captain, has been a key factor in the two wins in Australia and six previous victories in Jones’ eight-game winning streak since taking over as coach last November, which included winning the Six Nations title.
The New Zealand-born Hartley, who moved to England as a teenager, has been suspended for a total of 54 weeks for a range of offences, including eye gouging, head butting, biting, punching, elbowing and abusing an official.
His 11-week suspension for swearing at a referee forced him out of the squad for the 2013 British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, while he was also left out of last year’s World Cup squad after a four-week ban for head butting.