In the wake of England’s late defeat to South Africa on Saturday, Courtney Lawes made his way around the Stade de France thanking the crowd, taking in their applause and appreciation as he walked and talked with his four kids.
If Lawes looked like a man saying his goodbye to the Rugby World Cup, it’s because he was. “I think it’s time,” he later confirmed, bringing down the curtain on a superb international career.
