Raised just a stone's throw from Franklin's Gardens, Courtney Lawes' world-class talent has been a constant at Northampton Saints since he made his debut against Esher in 2007 in National League One.
Having risen through the Saints Academy ranks, Lawes continued to impress as Saints were promoted back to the Premiership – helping the side lift both the European Challenge Cup in 2009 and the LV= Cup in 2010.
A Heineken Champions Cup final followed for the lock in 2011 before Lawes' instrumental performances helped Saints a double-winning season in 2014, with the side claiming their first ever Premiership title and a second Challenge Cup trophy within eight days of each other.
A player who provides a massive impact in either the back or second row, Lawes was named Player of the Season in 2019/20 by the Club's supporters and has since reached 250 appearances in the Black, Green and Gold jersey, his milestone coming against Ulster in the Heineken Champions Cup in January 2022.
Since making his senior England debut against Australia in November 2009, Lawes has gone on to represent them at three Rugby World Cups, helping them reach the final in 2019 and has claimed three Six Nations titles so far, including a first Grand Slam for 13 years in 2016.
Lawes has also twice toured with the British & Irish Lions, in 2017 to New Zealand and 2021 to South Africa, earning five further Test caps in the process, while he had the honour of captaining England throughout the 2021/22 season.
