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Watch: Dylan Hartley Smashed Into Next Week By Leicester Prop Ellis Genge

Mikey Traynor
By Mikey Traynor
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Northampton Saints ran out 24-11 winners over the Leicester Tigers on Saturday evening, and while Dylan Hartley managed to get himself on the scoresheet in the first half, there was another highlight from the game involving the England captain that caught our attention.

Ellis Genge is a 22-year-old prop that they are very excited about over the water, and having been capped three times for England already it's clear that he is someone with a lot of expectation on his shoulders, but that's not always a bad thing, particularly when your shoulders are absolutely massive.

Genge showed his fellow England front-rower exactly how big his shoulders were in a thumping collision not long into the second half.

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After taking the ball from Dominic Ryan off the back of a line-out, Hartley came in like a steam engine as he tried to deliver a massive hit on the ball carrier, but instead, he was sent straight to the ground as Genge stomped right through him.

Immensely satisfying.

To Dylan Hartley's credit, he shook it off without a bother and did score in a match that was won so he likely doesn't care about being trampled by a younger England teammate, but that won't stop those of us who enjoy seeing Hartley take a good leathering watching the slow-mo replays a few times over.

Also, the commentator superbly describing Ellis Genge as a 'baby rhino with a dart up his backside' makes everything even better.

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