Veteran announces return to Prem and would be eligible
Forward will ‘never forget’ time at French second-tier club
The former England captain Courtney Lawes is returning to the Prem at the end of the season after two years at French club Brive.
The 37-year-old retired from international rugby after the 2023 Rugby World Cup and made the move to France after winning the 2023-24 Premiership title with Northampton Saints.
It has not yet been confirmed which English club he will sign for, but his return would make him eligible again for international duty. Brive have said the club wished the flanker would finish out his career with them but “understands Lawes’ desire to seize a new challenge”.
