Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson has revealed that Courtney Lawes continues to have symptoms after suffering a head injury five weeks ago.
The England captain has not featured in the Premiership since September 24, and he pulled out of this week’s national squad training camp due to ongoing symptoms related to concussion.
“He went to see a specialist this week. He will keep going through the process until he feels better,” revealed Dowson following Saints’ 45-31 Gallagher Premiership victory over Bristol at Franklin’s Gardens..
“It’s day by day with him. He is biking, lifting weights and running. He still gets symptoms, and we cannot move beyond that point until he is OK.
“If he feels brilliant on Monday and he is flying around and Eddie (Jones) wants him to play some minutes, it’s up to him.
“He won’t necessarily need to play for us first because he usually drops right in. It will be interesting to see what Eddie says.”
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
Embed from Getty Images1999-2000: Francois Pienaar (Saracens) – £85,000 per season
Embed from Getty Images2000-2001: Jason Robinson (Sale Sharks) – £180,000 per season
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