Courtney Lawes rugby player
Courtney Lawes rugby player

Courtney Lawes

23rd Feb 1989 2.01m/115kg No 4 Lock

England vs Fiji Key Moments

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji out scored England by 3 tries too 2, however it was not enough to beat the 2019 Rugby World Cup Finalists who displayed great game management and overall execution to advance to the semi finals and...

Quarter-Final Preview: England v Fiji

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Fiji return to the quarter-final stage for the first time since 2007, and the same ground where – 16 years ago – they gave eventual champions South Africa an almighty scare in their last-eight...

Smith starts at full-back - England name team to play Fiji in RWC quarter-final

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to play Fiji in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2023 at Stade de Marseille.  Owen Farrell will captain a starting XV with...

George Ford and Owen Farrell reunited – England v Samoa talking points

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ford and Farrell are starting together for the first time since the 2021 Six Nations. Samoa may have endured a disappointing World Cup that is almost certain to result in group-stage elimination but they...

Match Preview: England v Samoa

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

It’s all about Samoa in Lille. England will finish first in Pool D and have qualified for the quarter-finals whatever the result here.  Not that England are taking any chances. Head coach Steve...

England side to face Samoa in Lille

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wholesale changes have been made to the side that beat Chile 71-0, with Owen Farrell the only player from that fixture returning to the starting XV. The captain moves to the inside centre position, while...

Courtney Lawes says ‘selfless’ England will play to strengths at World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Courtney Lawes insists England have forged an identity based on self-sacrifice as the personalities of the World Cup heavyweights begin to emerge. England have crushed Argentina, Japan and Chile to claim...

Attack coach Wigglesworth (ENG) - 'Smith a class act wherever he plays'

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Comments from England's attack coach Richard Wigglesworth on Sunday following the 71-0 Pool D victory over Chile in Lille on Saturday, 23 September.     Richard Wigglesworth, attack...

Marcus Smith set for first England start at full-back against Chile in World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

England are set to to accelerate their experiment of deploying Marcus Smith’s running skills at full-back in Saturday’s World Cup clash with Chile.   Smith has filled the position as...

Joe Marler says England more interested in winning than playing with ‘finesse’

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Joe Marler has invoked England’s 2003 World Cup heroes in his belief that winning ugly is to be applauded if it results in success. England have taken a stranglehold on Pool D after delivering comprehensive...