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Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: April 6, 2026, 10:44 am
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Former England captain Courtney Lawes is set to leave French
side Brive at the end of the season.
Lawes joined the Pro D2 club two years ago after captaining
Northampton Saints to their first Prem Rugby title in 10 years
in 2024.
In a statement, Brive said Lawes has a "desire to seize the
opportunity of a new challenge" back in England, with Leicester
Tigers reportedly interested in signing the 37-year-old flanker.
Lawes retired from international rugby at the end of the 2023
World Cup in France but playing in the Prem again could open the
door to an England return.
Rugby Football Union (RFU) overseas rules means head coach Steve
Borthwick can only pick players for next year's tournament in
Australia who are based in England.
"I'm having an experience in Brive that I'll never forget, both
on and off the pitch," said Lawes.
"I'm going to give it my all until the end of the season to
finish this adventure with CAB in the best possible way."
Brive president Thierry Blandinieres said Lawes arrived at the
club "with humility and ambition" and has "shown the full extent
of his talent since his first day".
Lawes was given his first England cap in 2009 and as well as the
2023 World Cup, he also played in the 2011, 2015 and 2019
tournaments.
#Post#: 152474--------------------------------------------------
Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: mrpj1985
Date: April 6, 2026, 11:10 am
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Fissler says he’s going to Sale
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: sussexquin
Date: April 6, 2026, 12:35 pm
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> Fissler says he’s going to Sale
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Other rumours are that it's Leicester.
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: Brown Bottle
Date: April 6, 2026, 1:04 pm
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Or Newcastle.
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: Yareet
Date: April 6, 2026, 1:23 pm
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--- Quote from: sussexquin link ---
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> Other rumours are that it's Leicester.
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Other rumours including from RugbyPass. I guess it’s easy to
“always be right” if you make multiple conflicting predictions!
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: FrostAndFire
Date: April 6, 2026, 1:33 pm
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Is he still playing well? If not, we could always recruit him.
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: MaidstoneQuin
Date: April 6, 2026, 1:41 pm
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He walks into our team.
Dombrandt is no captain
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: Quinto
Date: April 7, 2026, 2:53 am
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Signed for Sale
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: never sleep
Date: April 7, 2026, 4:19 am
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Thank goodness he isn't coming to us.
We really don't need to be looking at 37 year old players.
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Re: Lawes to leave Brive and make Prem return in England
DIR By: Rugbycat
Date: April 7, 2026, 4:35 am
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--- Quote from: never sleep link ---
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> Thank goodness he isn't coming to us.
> We really don't need to be looking at 37 year old players.
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37 year old players with a history of head knocks and problems
from them.
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