This summer, English Rugby star Courtney Lawes arrived in Brive, in ProD2. Bringing all his experience to CAB, he weighs all his weight on the grounds of the 2nd French division.
A legendary action
With 105 selections under his belt with the XV de la Rose, the versatile 2nd or 3rd row has experienced international competitions for more than a decade. During this, he cut down his opponents with all his might, but one tackle in particular remained remembered in France.
It is obviously the one on Jules Plisson, then opener of the XV of France. This 2015 Crunch has remained in the annals for this huge caramel from Courtney Lawes.
Ironically, the two men could find themselves on the ProD2 fields this season. Or rather this week, since the CAB travels to Provence Rugby (Jules Plisson’s new club) on Thursday for a top-of-the-table clash.
In the columns of Midi Olympique, he confides in this upcoming meeting and his devastating tackles against France:
Do you remember your tackles on Morgan Parra and Jules Plisson?
“Yes, perfectly. The one on Plisson even more than all the others, simply because the timing was perfect. It was just luck actually (smile).”
“Anything that can help your team does good”
« Putting on a big tackle is probably what thrills the public the most. But in rugby, there are a lot of things you can do to help yourself, like scoring tries, making big impacts, but also recovering balls, which I’m trying to do more and more since This is an area I now specialize in. Anything that can help your team does good », Summarizes Lawes.
If both men are no longer at the top of their game, Thursday’s match will certainly have a special flavor for them. Watch out for shaking if they cross paths on the ground.
