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Courtney Lawes is set to make his long-awaited comeback from a protracted head injury lay-off on Saturday — delivering a boost to Northampton and England, at the end of a turbulent week.
The 33-year-old forward is expected to feature in the Saints’ match-day squad which will be named on Friday for their Heineken European Champions Cup opener against champions La Rochelle at their Stade Marcel-Deflandre fortress.
It is destined to be a daunting but enticing comeback scenario for Lawes, who will be making his first appearance for 11 weeks.
It was back on September 24 when his season debut ended prematurely, after a concussive blow early in the second half of Northampton’s local derby against Leicester forced the veteran off the field in a groggy state.
Courtney Lawes is set to return from his long injury lay off for Northampton Saints on Saturday
Lawes hoped to recover in time for England’s pre-autumn training camp in Jersey, but he missed that target and subsequent ones as he was repeatedly unable to complete the return-to-play protocols without experiencing concussion symptoms.
Early last month, Eddie Jones — while still national coach — revealed that he had come to terms with not having Lawes on duty for Tests against Argentina, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa. He also