VIDEO: Brave England captain lifts trophy after this sickening knock out in France clash

England captain Dylan Hartley proudly lifted the Six Nations trophy after suffering a sickening knock out in the tournament decider against France.

The Northampton Saints star took a heavy knee to the top of his skull in the 68th minute as he went in for a tackle against giant French prop Atonio. He was knocked clean out by the blow and had to be stretchered off by medics are the game rested on a knife edge with England leading 25-21. Fans feared the worst for Hartley who was given a standing ovation from 80,000 fans as he left the field... His team-mates were not to be denied and went on to win the game by 10 points on a triumphant night for English rugby. But incredibly just 20 minutes after the horrific knock out and Hartley re-emerged to celebrate England's first grand slam win in 13 years. Fans were relieved to see him lift the trophy with his fellow England heroes... https://twitter.com/Offbeat_online/status/711314160051744769 https://twitter.com/JoshCox24101993/status/711320834653163520 https://twitter.com/Martinr23/status/711318272973606919 https://twitter.com/dieseldrinker62/status/711317820789882880 https://twitter.com/JamesSunman1/status/711317281515634688 https://twitter.com/sarah_leanne84/status/711316215449395200 https://twitter.com/simbobaker/status/711315914482917376 Here's the injury in full... https://youtu.be/EOj-ddVKaz8 Images via RTE