Courtney Lawes insists England always believed their rugby style 'would click'

10/02/2023 04:00 PM

• England lock was not worried by World Cup warm-up losses
• Lawes keen to see which team strategy will prove a success

As the age-old debate over contrasting styles rages again at the Rugby World Cup – whether power and physicality trump poise and panache – Courtney Lawes has detailed how England's maligned approach fits in.

It is a topic never far from the surface and at major tournaments it tends to rear its head again. So it came as no shock to hear comments made by the New Zealand head coach, Ian Foster, after the All Blacks' 96-17 thrashing of Italy on Friday.