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Dylan Hartley
Dylan Hartley (born 24 March 1986) is a former rugby union player who represented England and Northampton Saints.
Hartley was the captain of England from January 2016 until the end of his international career in 2019. Earning his first cap in 2008, he formerly held the record for the most capped England hooker ever before being overtaken by Jamie George in 2025. Hartley captained England to a Grand Slam in 2016, the first time that England had achieved this since 2003, then back-to-back Six Nations titles and notably a historic 3-0 series win in the 2016 Cook Cup against Australia. In 14 domestic seasons with Northampton Saints Hartley captained the Saints for 8 years through their most successful period in the club’s 130-year history.
Dylan Hartley was born in Rotorua, New Zealand. He attended Rotorua Boys' High School.
Although Hartley was born and grew up in New Zealand, his mother being English automatically made him England-qualified. With this in mind Hartley set his sights on playing professionally in England. At 16 he left his native New Zealand and headed to England where he attended Beacon Academy. Within a year, Worcester Warriors had offered him an academy place and at 17 years old he joined and embarked on what ended up being a 16 year professional career with Northampton Saints and England Rugby.
Hartley joined Worcester Warriors' academy and represented the senior side once in the 2004–05 European Challenge Cup. He joined the Senior Academy of Northampton Saints in the summer of 2005.
Hartley started in the 2007 Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Biarritz Olympique but did not feature in the semi-final defeat against Wasps. That season, Northampton were relegated from the Premiership. The following campaign saw Northampton beat Exeter Chiefs in the 2008 EDF Energy Trophy final and also secure an immediate return to the Premiership with promotion from the RFU Championship.
Hartley played in the 2008–09 European Challenge Cup quarter-final victory against Connacht and semi-final win over Saracens. He was named player of the match in the final as Northampton beat Bourgoin to lift the trophy. After that season, on 22 July 2009, Hartley was made Northampton captain, replacing Bruce Reihana.
Hartley led the side in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster and semi-final win over Perpignan. Hartley scored a try during the 2011 Heineken Cup final to give Northampton a sixteen point lead at half-time. However Leinster staged a second-half comeback at the Millennium Stadium to become champions of Europe.
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Dylan Hartley
Dylan Hartley (born 24 March 1986) is a former rugby union player who represented England and Northampton Saints.
Hartley was the captain of England from January 2016 until the end of his international career in 2019. Earning his first cap in 2008, he formerly held the record for the most capped England hooker ever before being overtaken by Jamie George in 2025. Hartley captained England to a Grand Slam in 2016, the first time that England had achieved this since 2003, then back-to-back Six Nations titles and notably a historic 3-0 series win in the 2016 Cook Cup against Australia. In 14 domestic seasons with Northampton Saints Hartley captained the Saints for 8 years through their most successful period in the club’s 130-year history.
Dylan Hartley was born in Rotorua, New Zealand. He attended Rotorua Boys' High School.
Although Hartley was born and grew up in New Zealand, his mother being English automatically made him England-qualified. With this in mind Hartley set his sights on playing professionally in England. At 16 he left his native New Zealand and headed to England where he attended Beacon Academy. Within a year, Worcester Warriors had offered him an academy place and at 17 years old he joined and embarked on what ended up being a 16 year professional career with Northampton Saints and England Rugby.
Hartley joined Worcester Warriors' academy and represented the senior side once in the 2004–05 European Challenge Cup. He joined the Senior Academy of Northampton Saints in the summer of 2005.
Hartley started in the 2007 Heineken Cup quarter-final victory over Biarritz Olympique but did not feature in the semi-final defeat against Wasps. That season, Northampton were relegated from the Premiership. The following campaign saw Northampton beat Exeter Chiefs in the 2008 EDF Energy Trophy final and also secure an immediate return to the Premiership with promotion from the RFU Championship.
Hartley played in the 2008–09 European Challenge Cup quarter-final victory against Connacht and semi-final win over Saracens. He was named player of the match in the final as Northampton beat Bourgoin to lift the trophy. After that season, on 22 July 2009, Hartley was made Northampton captain, replacing Bruce Reihana.
Hartley led the side in the 2010–11 Heineken Cup quarter-final against Ulster and semi-final win over Perpignan. Hartley scored a try during the 2011 Heineken Cup final to give Northampton a sixteen point lead at half-time. However Leinster staged a second-half comeback at the Millennium Stadium to become champions of Europe.