LONDON — Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley was banned for 11 weeks Sunday following his red card for abusing the referee in Saturday's English Premiership final defeat by Leicester, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said. Hartley had been due to go to Australia with the British and Irish Lions but will now be replaced in the party, with Ireland's Rory Best expected to be called up. Hartley became the first player to be sent off in a Premiership final after abusing referee Wayne Barnes and calling him a cheat in Saturday's match at Twickenham. Hartley had maintained that his comments were aimed at Leicester's Tom Youngs. — Reuters