Rugby's New Zealand‑born Dylan Hartley has emerged as the shock favourite to become England's next captain.

The hooker is the frontrunner to be given the job by England’s new head coach Eddie Jones, despite having one of the worst disciplinary records in the game.

Hartley, who was born in Rotorua and left for England when a teenager, has served more than a year's worth of bans, for offences ranging from eye gouging to verbally abusing a referee.