England centurion Courtney Lawes has predicted his former Northampton Saints team-mate Tommy Freeman will become one of the best wingers in the world, if not the best.
Former England flanker Courtney Lawes has said he would be buzzing to go on a third British and Irish Lions tour, adding that he is a better player than he was last season.
The Brave Blossoms were spirited opponents but there will be a step up in class when England travel to New Zealand
The 22-year-old missed the closing 10 minutes of Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership final through injury, leaving the field with Northampton yet to create the converted try that earned them the title on a 25-21 scoreline versus Bath.
We are set for a potential classic to unfold at Twickenham on Saturday after first versus second in the Gallagher Premiership regular season won their way through to a sold-out showpiece poised to be a brilliant advert for the sport.
The Twickenham showdown will see Bath’s £1million Scotland ringmaster Finn Russell and Saints’ emerging England fly-half Fin Smith go head to head in front of an 82,000 sell-out crowd.
Lawes will bid farewell to Franklin’s Gardens on Friday when Northampton tackle Gallagher Premiership play-off opponents Saracens.
Courtney Lawes may have retired from international rugby, but he showed against Leinster on Saturday in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final that he is every bit as capable to still play at that standard, as he has shown all season for Northampton Saints.
Tommy Freeman scored a brace of tries as Northampton opened their Champions Cup campaign with a three-try 28-19 victory away to Glasgow.