By JON NEWCOMBE
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson still harbours some hope that Courtney Lawes has a future at Franklin’s Gardens beyond the end of this season.
Big money offers have reportedly been made to Lawes, who is in his 17th year at Saints, by Provence and Brive, while fellow ProD2 promotion hopefuls Beziers are also said to have entered the bidding.
Lawes, who turns 35 on Friday, had made no secret of the fact that money is the main motivating factor in what will likely be his last professional contract.
Having announced a £1.1 million loss before tax in the year to June 202...