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Courtney Lawes follows Owen Farrell to France after agreeing Brive switch

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Courtney Lawes will ply his trade in France next season after agreeing a summer switch to Pro D2 club Brive.

Lawes concluded his England career at the end of last year’s Rugby World Cup and will now depart English rugby after completing a move to the second-tier French side.

It brings to a close a glittering career for the flanker at , who

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