FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - England Training - Pennyhill Park Hotel, Bagshot, Britain - November 16, 2018 England head coach Eddie Jones and Dylan Hartley during training Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
LONDON (Reuters) - The official line is that Dylan Hartley has been omitted from England's Six Nations squad due to injury but the fact that he is also absent from next week's training camp, having already lost his starting berth, suggests it might be a tough road back.
Three caps short of a century, the hooker is a man who has enjoyed the unswerving support of coach Eddie Jones, who overlooked his poor disciplinary record to install him as his first captain at the start of 2016.
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