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Courtney Lawes with his family after the loss to South Africa

Lawes calls time on England career

England lock Courtney Lawes has said that he will retire from international rugby after the World Cup in France to spend more time with his family.

Rugby • 23 Oct 23

Courtney Lawes in action against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium

Courtney Lawes confident England will get things right

Stand-in captain Courtney Lawes insists England will "relentlessly" strive for improvement and "won't give up" following another major jolt in their bumpy road towards the World Cup.

Rugby • 20 Aug 23

Courtney Lawes (l) and Owen Farrell at England training on Friday

Lawes wary England might 'peak too early'

Courtney Lawes insists England must avoid drawing too heavily on their fury at the treatment of Owen Farrell when they face Ireland in Dublin on Saturday.

Rugby • 18 Aug 23

Lawes hasn't played since suffering a concussion in September

Jones: England won't take risk with Lawes' health

Eddie Jones insists Courtney Lawes' health is the number one priority after indicating that his preferred choice as England captain will play no part in their campaign this month.

Rugby • 08 Nov 22

Lawes captained England on their summer tour of Australia

Lawes to sit out England camp following concussion

Courtney Lawes will not join up with the England squad at their training camp in Jersey next week as he continues to recover from concussion.

Rugby • 21 Oct 22

Manu Tuilagi (R) was due to make his return from injury

Updated England's Tuilagi ruled out following scan

Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of England's Guinness Six Nations clash against Wales with a hamstring injury.

Rugby • 24 Feb 22

Lawes was due to captain England in Owen Farrell's absence

Lawes and Hill ruled out of Calcutta Cup clash

England's troubled build-up to the Guinness Six Nations has deteriorated further after forwards Courtney Lawes and Jonny Hill were ruled out of Saturday's opener against Scotland.

Rugby • 01 Feb 22

An an unspecified injury sees Lawes ruled out

Lawes out for England - North reaches 100 Welsh caps

England have suffered a major setback ahead of Saturday's Guinness Six Nations clash with Wales after Courtney Lawes was ruled out by an injury sustained in training.

Rugby • 25 Feb 21

Both Tuilagi and Lawes would be expected to be part of Eddie Jones' upcoming England squad

Tuliagi and Lawes injury concerns for England

England suffered a potentially devastating double injury blow as Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes limped off in Sale's 34-14 Gallagher Premiership victory at Northampton.

Rugby • 30 Sep 20

Courtney Lawes - showing some Six Nations battle scars - wants England to put Ireland away early at Twickenham

Courtney looking to lay down Lawes early at Twickenham

Courtney Lawes is targeting a fast start when England welcome Ireland to Twickenham tomorrow.

Rugby • 22 Feb 20

Courtney Lawes will miss the rest of the Six Nations

England Lawes-less for the rest of the Six Nations

England forward Courtney Lawes has been ruled out of the rest of the Guinness Six Nations due to a calf injury.

Rugby • 24 Feb 19

Courtney Lawes has set about reaching his goals with weights sessions and binge eating

Lawes bulks up for Sexton and Murray challenge

England's half-back hitman Courtney Lawes has added a stone of muscle to his frame in time to spearhead the assault on Ireland generals Johnny Sexton and Conor Murray.

Rugby • 29 Jan 19

Courtney Lawes is one of the players that has been ruled out of the Twickenham showdown.

England injury blows boost Ireland's Grand Slam hopes

England have suffered a double injury blow ahead of their Six Nations clash against Ireland, after Nathan Hughes and Courtney Lawes were ruled out of the Twickenham showdown where Ireland are playing for a Grand Slam title.

Rugby • 11 Mar 18

Lawes knows Test opportunity is there to be seized

Courtney Lawes will aim to put himself in the Lions Test selection shop window on Tuesday when the tourists complete their schedule of midweek matches.

Rugby • 26 Jun 17

Courtney Lawes was injured playing for Northampton

England lose Lawes to ankle injury

England lock Courtney Lawes has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations clash against Wales due to an ankle injury and replaced in the training squad by uncapped second row Ed Slater.

Rugby • 07 Mar 16

Courtney Lawes and Mike Brown, seen here tackling Vincent Clerc of France in 2013, return for England

Lawes and Brown return for England confirmed

Head coach Stuart Lancaster has made two changes from the side beaten by Ireland for England RBS 6 Nations game against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday (1700 GMT).

Six Nations • 11 Mar 15

Courtney Lawes has not played for England in 2015

Courtney Lawes and Mike Brown back for England

Courtney Lawes will make his England return in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Scotland with Mike Brown also set to start after recovering from a concussion.

Six Nations • 10 Mar 15

England lock Courtney Lawes out for England

England have been dealt another major second-row injury blow ahead of their forthcoming RBS 6 Nations campaign.

Six Nations • 19 Jan 15

Courtney Lawes