FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - England Training - Twickenham Stadium, London, Britain - November 23, 2018 England's Dylan Hartley during training Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo
(Reuters) - Northampton Saints hooker Dylan Hartley has failed to recover from a knee injury in time and was left out of England head coach Eddie Jones' first training squad for the upcoming World Cup in Japan which was announced on Thursday.
Hartley, who captained England to back-to-back Six Nations titles in 2016 and 2017, has not played since December.
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