Lawes to join Sale Sharks as he opens door for England return

This was supposed to be where Courtney Lawes ended his 20-year playing career.

We sit in the April sunshine on the balcony of the home he and his family have come to love, looking out across the stunning Correze landscape. Instead, because Lawes has never been one to follow the script, he is swapping it all for a return to England with Sale Sharks.