England boss Eddie Jones has admitted that he is concerned for the health of Courtney Lawes with the forward ruled out until at least the Six Nations.
The Northampton Saints second-row, who skippered England to a series win over the Wallabies during the summer, has only managed 50 minutes in the Premiership so far this season.
The Telegraph reports that Lawes attempted to return to contact training with his club, only to experience a recurrence of concussive symptoms
“Courtney – there’s been no movement there at the moment,” he said.
“Raffi – we don’t think is going to be available for November and it’s the same with Henry. Both of those guys are back rehabilitating with their clubs.”
Courtney Lawes Facts:
- Lawes was born on 23 February 1989 in Hackney, London, but grew up in the Northampton area
- He has featured for England in 11 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
- The second-row and wife Jessica have four children – Nell, Teddy, and twin boys Otto and Hugo
- Lawes played an integral part in Saints securing both the Premiership and European Rugby Challenge Cup titles in 2014
Premiership’s highest paid player each season from 1998 to 2022
The Gallagher Premiership is now filled with players who earn astronomical salaries. Year upon year, wages for top players seem to skyrocket.
By how much? We’ve identified the highest-paid Premiership player for every season since the game went professional to find out.
To do so, we’ve undertook painstaking research to delve into newspaper archives to reveal the reported player wages.
Some seasons had multiple highest earners with players signing contracts at different times throughout the campaign but they’ve used the highest earner at the end of each season.
Got it? Good.
Let’s take a look at the results:
1997-1998: Va’aiga Tuigamala (Newcastle Falcons) – £80,000 per season
1999-2000: Francois Pienaar (Saracens) – £85,000 per season
2000-2001: Jason Robinson (Sale Sharks) – £180,000 per season
