Dylan Hartley will find out tomorrow morning whether he will miss the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia after being sent off for dissent during Northampton’s Aviva Premiership final defeat against Leicester at Twickenham.
The Saints captain was dismissed for allegedly calling referee Wayne Barnes a “f****** cheat” shortly before the interval in Leicester’s 37-17 victory at Twickenham.
On Saturday night the Rugby Football Union announced they would hold a disciplinary hearing into the allegation tomorrow morning.
A statement released by the RFU read: “Hartley was sent off for alleged verbal abuse of a match official contrary to Law 10(4)(s) in the Aviva Premiership final against Leicester Tigers at Twickenham Stadium.
“The case will be heard by a panel chaired by His Honour Judge Jeff Blackett and the result released electronically following its conclusion.”
The minimum ban for swearing at officials is six weeks but Hartley has insisted, via Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder, that his comments were aimed at Leicester hooker Tom Youngs.