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When Courtney Lawes left the field with a grimace in the 64th minute, Franklin’s Gardens held its breath.
It was the England forward’s 250th appearance for Northampton and Eddie Jones, among the crowd as he prepares to name his 2022 Six Nations squad on Tuesday, looked concerned. Lawes, who impressed as a stand-in skipper in England’s autumn victory over South Africa, had been hoping to mark his special day in style.
