England’s Courtney Lawes: ‘If you play less you would be a better player’

The England and Northampton lock would no doubt benefit from a less gruelling season but he relishes the challenges his physicality brings to his gameIt is not exactly an emotional implosion – Courtney Lawes is from the glowering school of lock forwards, after all. But, after an interview delving through the physical trauma of life in the second row, the question of how much benefit there might be in a 25-game limit to a player’s season is met with a palpable sigh of longing.“Considerable,” he says, his massive, square shoulders slumping, as if letting out a breath. “Honestly. If you play less…