England and Northampton Saints lock Courtney Lawes has revealed he'd consider a move overseas when his current contract expires in 2021.
The 31-year-old, who has spent his entire career at Franklin's Gardens, revealed when speaking to the The Rugby Paper that 'he is certainly willing' to head abroad.
"I like being a one-club man at Saints," said Lawes.
"But rugby is a business at the end of the day. I've got a family to look after post-rugby so I've got to make sure I get what I'm worth.
"I'm certainly willing to go abroad at some stage but I've got one year left on my contract anyway, so I'm not going to worry about that now.
"I just want to get back playing some rugby."
5 QUICK FACTS ABOUT LAWES
- The forward is a product of Northampton Old Scouts
- He supports Manchester United
- Lawes is renowned for his hard hits and powerful low tackle
- He is married to Jessica, who is a property developer and blogger
- They have four children
Having represented England at Under-20s level during the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship, Lawes was selected in the Saxons squad before senior England honours came later that same year in the Autumn International against Australia at Twickenham.
Since then, he has gone on to represent England at three Rugby World Cups, won three Six Nations titles – including a first Grand Slam in 13 years in 2016 – and help the Red Rose to an historic 3-0 Test series triumph over the Wallabies in the summer of 2016.
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1. ANNABEL FIELD (HUW JONES)
Scotland centre Huw Jones is unafraid to show his love for girlfriend Annabel Field, describing the diminutive beauty as 'his everything' in an Instagram post. The couple are thought to have met in Glasgow but spend their time criss-crossing the globe - racking up visits to Monaco, Barcelona and the Bahamas in 2019 alone.
2. BECKY NORTH (GEORGE NORTH)
Former Olympic cyclist Becky is well and truly a match for her rugby player husband George in the sporting stakes, having won two silver medals in Rio in 2016. The pair are expecting their first child together in the next few weeks.
3. GILL HOGG (STUART HOGG)
The couple married in 2016 and welcomed son Archie, now four, later that year. They have since had daughter Olivia, two, and one-year-old George. Gill prefers to stay out of the spotlight but her proud husband can't help but gush over her on Instagram, calling her the 'best wife he could have asked for'. The family now live in Exeter, where Hogg plays for the Chiefs.
4. DR ANWEN JONES (ALUN WYN JONES)
Dr Anwen Jones, wife of Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones, 34, is a Welsh medium physiology and health lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Like her husband she's incredibly sporty - she's a former 400m hurdler and was Welsh champion from 2000-2007. The couple have two daughters.
5. ELLIE GRAY (RICHIE GRAY)
Huge 28-year-old Richie Gray towers above all at 6ft 10in but he doesn't leave his wife Ellie n the shade. She is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty queen who represented Scotland in Miss World 2014.
6. GEORGIE LYON (OWEN FARRELL)
The England star, 27, wed Georgina 'Georgie' Lyon, also 27, in 2018 and their first son, a rugby player in the making, Tommy, arrived in March 2019. The couple also have a dog, Ron, but you're unlikely to find either baby or pet on social media, Georgie is happy to let her husband do the talking via his rugby.
7. BAZ JONES-DAVIES (NIGEL OWENS)
The popular Welsh referee began dating the Primary School Teacher. After attending the World Cup with Owens, they took their relationship to the next level, and now run a farm together.
8. ALYSE MILLER (ANTHONY WATSON)
Bath player Anthony Watson's American girlfriend Miller has a successful career as an events planner and regularly shows off snaps from her jet-setting life on her Instagram account.
9. SOPHIER HARRIES (LIAM WILLIAMS)
She's the model fiancee of Scarlets star Liam Williams and has just been signed up to London model agency Models 1. Harries describes herself as a small town Welsh girl living in London. We think we'll add totally gorgeous to the list.
10. SOPHIE MAY (JONNY MAY)
The Personal Trainer in Market Harborough married the England speedster two years ago.
