Looking at the highlights again, I have no idea how he thought he could get away with that, literally 2-3 minutes after getting a very clear warning off the referee for inappropriate verbals aimed at the ref.olaf the fat wrote:According to Hartley he did not intend to call the ref a f%~king cheat.
First of all they kick the 22 straight out, with the ref repeatedly shouting that they couldn't do it. Then when Barnes blows for a Leicester scrum they all start the verbals at the ref. They got tanked in the following scrum and Hartley opens his mouth again. Beyond stupid from Hartley, regardless of who he aimed it at.
Personally I don't think he aimed it at Young's at all. Looked too sneaky for it to be at another player. Hartley would say it under his breath at another player, he'd say it too his face.