#4. Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints)
- Age: 33
- Position: Lock, Flanker
Greenwood wrote: “Getting better and better with age. High levels of performance are a given now. He really doesn’t deviate below an eight out of 10.
The old moniker of enforcer does not do his rugby justice any more. He is an all-court, ball-handling six. Back-door offloads come easy to him now. And when he hunts you down, he rarely misses.
“Cracking at breakdowns. Been a joy watching him get better and better with age.”
Fast Courtney Lawes Facts:
- He has featured for England in ten successive Six Nations campaigns
- Lawes didn’t receive an email checking his availability for the British & Irish Lions 2021 tour because it was sent to an old email address.
- Lawes and wife Jessica have four children – Nell, Teddy, and twin boys Otto and Hugo