Lawes’ back spasm will clear

NORTHAMPTON DoR Chris Boyd said it had been a disappointing outcome for his side, not least their failure to win for Rob Horne.
Boyd said: “The loss is painful, the fact it’s a local derby is painful, the fact we wanted to respect Rob Horne and we couldn’t get it across the line is also painful. It’s not a very happy changing room.”
Boyd said the withdrawal of England lock Courtney Lawes with a back spasm during the warm-up was also disruptive “The squad’s got to be bigger than one person. I think he’ll probably wake up in two days and it will...

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