Northampton's Dylan Hartley gets three-week ban for elbow offence

Northampton Saints' Dylan Hartley has been suspended for three weeks by the Rugby Football Union for elbowing Leicester's Matt Smith.

England hooker Hartley caught Tigers centre Smith off the ball during Saturday's 23-19 Premiership win.
The 28-year-old, who pleaded guilty, will miss games against Harlequins, Newcastle and Sale. It is the fifth time he has been banned.
England start their Six Nations campaign against Wales on 6 February.
An elbowing offence carries a minimum two-week ban, but Jeremy Summers, the judicial officer who heard the case by conference call, said the suspension "reflects the player's record rather than the seriousness of the offence itself".