Lawes revelling in Saints’ strength
Jim Mallinder’s men have started the season strongly, winning three of their first five Aviva Premiership games, sitting second in the standings.
They claimed a 19-19 draw at Leicester on Saturday, leading by 10 points before a late Tigers comeback denied them the win.
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Hide AdAnd imposing second row forward Lawes believes there is still much more to come from the current team.
“I don’t think we’ve had a team this good, powerful and organised for a long, long time,” said the 24-year-old, who is a product of the Northampton Academy.
“It certainly showed in the game against Harlequins as well; we’re winning and drawing a difficult places.
“We’re only going to get better as a team. We’ve got a lot of new faces and hopefully we can just keep it going and keep building.”
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Hide AdLawes was deservedly named man of the match at Welford Road after an all-action display that scared the life out of Tigers.
The lofty lock has only missed one game this season - the defeat at Gloucester - and is enjoying the chance to shine in Saints’ title bid.
“I’ve been fit for a little while now, which is fantastic,” he said.
“I’m just improving as a player and hoping to reach my potential this year and really crack on.”