Dylan Hartley reveals full scale of England's skullduggery and says Wales should have refused to play until it stopped

Former England captain Dylan Hartley insists Alex Dombrandt's decisive try in the victory over Wales last weekend would not have happened if Alun Wyn Jones had been on the field.

The try, which was the difference in the end as England held on to win 23-19 at Twickenham, has been the source of controversy in the aftermath.

Wales' lineout deep in their own 22 went horribly wrong and the ball ended up in the hands of the England No.8, who finished well.

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But Wales hooker Ryan Elias and lock Adam Beard were immediately furious and closer inspection showed that Beard, the target for the throw, was impeded by Maro Itoje as he went to jump for the ball.

It meant the Welsh lock never got off the ground and Dombrandt gleefully welcomed the ball into his open arms.

Despite the protestations of Wales' players, referee Mike Adamson did not check for the infringement, instead focusing on the grounding of the ball before awarding the try.

After the match, Wales boss Wayne Pivac was adamant that Beard was pushed.

"Big, big talking point obviously because we can see Wayne Pivac is not very happy about that," Hartley said on the BBC.

"But you've got to remember that teams are looking for an advantage in every facet of the game and [throughout] that whole game, England were trying to steal or encroach on Wales' lineout.

"It's one of those things, a game within the game. It happens all the time, it happens at scrum time, it happens at lineout time.

"England got an advantage at the lineout and they weren't refereed there. So what are you going to do? You're going to take the space."

Hartley showed an example of England doing this inside the first 10 minutes of the match, when Wales lost