Courtney Lawes says England gave everything and should have claimed the win against South Africa in their Rugby World Cup semi-final
Test centurion Courtney Lawes has revealed he will retire from England duty following the Rugby World Cup. The 34-year-old's bid to finish his international career on a high was cruelly ended by Saturday's heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to South Africa in Paris.Vice-captain Lawes is a veteran of four World Cups, two British and Irish Lions tours and one of only five Englishmen to be capped 100 times.
It's sport, isn't it?'That's what it means at the highest level. You get a couple of things wrong and get punished. 'But a lot of people thought we'd have struggled, and in the end we were unlucky to lose.'Lawes made his England debut against Australia in 2009 when head coach Borthwick was team captain.
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