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Dylan Hartley suffered a series of injuries during his long international career.
Retired England prostitute Dylan Hartley reveals in his autobiography how he often feels dizzy, confuses his words, and gets his wife to stick his ears together.
New Zealand-born Hartley, who played 97 tests for England, told The Guardian that “rugby normalizes pain and injuries.”
“A young friend of mine who is 20 years old and is at the Northampton academy went yesterday for an operation. I texted him: ‘Good luck. The first of many.’ It’s reality “.
Hartley suffered numerous concussions and worries about the long-term effects.
“I got dizzy this morning. I went out for a walk and it happened. I’m thinking, ‘Am I hydrated? Is it vertigo? You question things.
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Northampton Saints’ Kiwi hooker Dylan Hartley retired in 2019.
“I’m thinking it’s from my concussion,” she asks about her trouble with words. “But now it’s not so bad. There were moments after I suffered a concussion when I had a hard time having a conversation. “
In his book, written by Michael Calvin, Hartley describes how: “One of my marital rituals is for my wife, Jo, to glue my ear with surgical glue given to her by the team doctor. It’s a homemade hobbycraft … My cauliflower ears bled, exploded twice their size and turned purple … Tape your head and go out to train, because the coach is not impressed by your insistence, it hurts like hell. “
Hartley said she teaches her kids that if you fall, get up and brush.
“Rugby is like that on steroids. Your arm or leg has fallen off, but you get up and stand on the defensive line until play is interrupted. We love that gladiator element. The greatest hits. The fights. But it’s raw. “
The 34-year-old said he was reluctant to talk about injuries when he was at the peak of his career.
“The last time I spoke about this, I was scolded a lot,” he told The Guardian.
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Hooker Dylan Hartley throws into a lineout for the Northampton Saints, where he played for 14 years.
“I was on the pitch in England and the media asked me, ‘If you take another hit, would you reconsider your career?’ I said, ‘Of course, but we’ll take care of that if it happens.’ The headlines were: “Hartley was worried about blows to the head that would end his career.” I knew people would question my commitment, so it wasn’t the place to talk about it. “
Hartley grew up in Kaharoa, near Rotorua, and played as a props at Rotorua Boy’s High School, on the same team as future All Blacks forward Liam Messam.
He left for England at the age of 15 and finished his studies there before making his professional rugby debut with Worcester in 2005.
