article_snippet.sent: While the match officials and citing officer deemed that no action was needed, the England lock has been derided as a thug across the Channel and there were cries of protest in these parts, too.
article_snippet.sent: Writing in these pages, Jeff Powell suggested that Courtney Lawes should apologise for an offence that Courtney Lawes argued would put parents off allowing parents children to play such a brutal, damaging game.
article_snippet.sent: People are going to say what People think sometimes, and sometimes people are going to view things differently”,’ said Courtney Lawes as Courtney Lawes prepared for another momentous Anglo-French encounter.
article_snippet.sent: Aside from that particular outburst of condemnation, there were widespread concerns expressed about the timing and legality of Courtney Lawes tackling style, but Courtney Lawes is unperturbed and emphasised Courtney Lawes largely clean disciplinary record.
article_snippet.sent: One of the accusations levelled at Courtney Lawes
highlights_snippet.sent: Courtney Lawes has been derided as a thug across the Channel .
  