Go north where the grass is green...
Dylan Hartley wants the RFU to take the game to the north of England
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The Daily Telegraph's Gavin Mairs and Brendan Gallagher talk to Dylan Hartley and Jim Mallinder about the RFU's proposal to take the game to the North of England.
"Dylan Hartley would love the opportunity to play a Six Nations or autumn international in the north of England if the Rugby Football Union moves a Test away from Twickenham.
The Daily Telegraph revealed on Thursday that the RFU is considering a plan to switch an England 2013 Six Nations fixture to a venue in the North as part of a radical plan to regenerate the sport in the region ahead of hosting the 2015 World Cup.
Hartley played in the most recent England match staged in the North when a second string side defeated Argentina at Old Trafford in June 2009. He would be happy to do so again.
“Why not? It was pretty good at Old Trafford two years ago when we played the Pumas,” Hartley said. “Twickenham is the home of English rugby but, if you want to play for England, it doesn’t make a huge difference where you play. The only thing that really counts is that the home crowd is behind you.”’
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