Allow overseas stars to play for England - Lawes
England selection should no longer be restricted to players based at domestic clubs, according to cap centurion Courtney Lawes.
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"I can see why they do it because they don't want all their players playing abroad, but I don't think that's necessarily going to be the case anyway."
— Courtney Lawes , Athlete
"It's important that you have the best players available for selection."
— Courtney Lawes , Athlete
"I spoke to Steve a little bit."
— Courtney Lawes , Athlete
"All options were on the table last season - potentially staying at Brive, potentially coming back or retiring."
— Courtney Lawes , Athlete
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England selection should no longer be restricted to players based at domestic clubs, according to cap centurion Courtney Lawes.
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