England Training - Pennyhill Park Hotel - 4/2/16. England's Dylan Hartley during training. Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic
LONDON (Reuters) - England rugby union captain Dylan Hartley must earn the respect of referees if he is to become a great leader and justify his appointment by Eddie Jones, according to former South Africa and Italy coach Nick Mallett.
Firebrand Hartley takes over the captaincy from Chris Robshaw and will lead England for the first time in their Six Nations championship opener against Scotland on Saturday.
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