Rugby Union - Ireland v England - Six Nations Championship - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland - 18/3/17 England's Dylan Hartley warms up before the match Reuters / Clodagh Kilcoyne Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - England captain Dylan Hartley looks set to be the highest profile absentee from the British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand, which will be announced by coach Warren Gatland later on Wednesday (1100 GMT).
Local media reported widely that Hartley had missed out and that Jamie George, his England understudy, would join Ireland's Rory Best and Welshman Ken Owens in the battle for the hooker's jersey on the 10-game tour.
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