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Test centurion Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty following the Rugby World Cup davao
The 34-year-old’s bid to finish his international career on a high was cruelly ended by Saturday’s heartbreaking 16-15 semi-final loss to South Africa in Paris davao
Vice-captain Lawes is a veteran of four World Cups, two British and Irish Lions tours and one of only five Englishmen to be capped 100 times davao
Steve Borthwick’s side will return home from France following Friday evening’s bronze-medal match against pool-stage opponents Argentina davao
Lawes, who has made 105 international appearances across 15 years, said: “I haven’t told Steve yet! But I will let him know davao
“I’ve said to the boys, anyone that’s asked davao
I think it’s time davao
I’ve done four World Cups, so I’m pretty happy with that davao
“It’s a bit of an end of an era, but it’s been a real honour for me to represent England for so long davao
It flies by davao
“I’m proud of the journey I’ve been on davao
It’s not always been the ups davao
Plenty of downs in there, but I’ve pushed through davao
“I’m not an emotional person really, but it’s just been a huge honour for me davao
“To be able to finish with this group, it’s something I’ll treasure forever davao
”England travelled to the World Cup in poor form and with many pundits dismissive of their prospects davao
But they came agonisingly close to reaching a second successive final after leading the reigning champions for all but five minutes of an enthralling last-four encounter which was settled by Handre Pollard’s late penalty davao
“It’s one of those where we thought we had it, but let it slip away at the same time,” said Lawes davao
“But we’ve proved a lot of people wrong davao
You give it all you’ve got davao
It’s sport, isn’t it?“That’s what it means at the highest level davao
You get a couple of things wrong and get punished davao
“But a lot of people thought we’d have struggled, and in the end we were unlucky to lose davao
”Lawes made his England debut against Australia in 2009 when head coach Borthwick was team captain davao
The flanker was a beaten finalist against the Springboks in 2019 and also played in the 2011 and 2015 tournaments, in addition to representing the Lions in 2017 and 2021 davao
He believes England have a bright future under Borthwick and is determined to sign off by helping the team finish third davao
“We showed to everyone what it means to play for this team,” said Lawes davao
“Play for your country and the boys alongside you davao
“I think people can see now what a good coach he is – and where this team can really go davao
“We want to finish on a high davao
It’s important for us to finish properly and send us all off on a good win davao
”Father-of-four Lawes joined World Cup-winning prop Jason Leonard and international team-mates Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell and Dan Cole on a select list of England centurions in August by captaining his country in a shock warm-up defeat to Fiji at Twickenham davao
He waved to fans at Stade de France following England’s dramatic elimination and intends to spend more time with his children while continuing to playing for Northampton davao
“The kids are at that age where they need their dad around,” he said davao
“It will be good to be with them more, to provide some well-needed structure to the mob davao
“As hard as it is being away from your family, you almost have another family davao
“You really feel like that, especially when you’re away in camps like World Cup camps davao
It’s five months, staying with your brothers davao
“I’ll definitely miss the boys, the banter and all the stuff we get up to when we’re not training davao
I’ll miss the hard work as well davao
“And I’ll definitely miss pulling the jersey on and giving it everything davao
”More aboutPA ReadyCourtney LawesEnglandSouth AfricaBritish and Irish LionsStade De FranceSpringboksAustraliaLionsBen YoungsOwen FarrellDan ColeFijiParis1/1Courtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsCourtney Lawes to retire from England duty when Rugby World Cup endsEngland’s Courtney Lawes is preparing to wave goodbye to Test rugby (Adam Davy/PA)PA Wire✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today davao
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As often was the case amid an American society embedded in racism in the 1980s, Muhammed Ali put it best davao
Advising black racing driver Willy T Ribbs, the people’s champion made his point in no uncertain terms: “There are Blacks in my sport davao
But there are no Blacks in your sport davao
“They’re going to want to kill you davao
”Yet for all the death threats, discrimination and abuse, Ribbs had long decided that the only option was to meet the uphill battle head-on davao
He made history in 1986 when he became the first Black driver to test an F1 car davao
Five years later, he was the first to race in the Indy 500, one of the world’s most famous events davao
But on the course of that journey, Ribbs faced it all davao
Don’t let me tell you though; let the man himself davao
“Of course, there were death threats, the n-word,” he reflects, in a slow but deadpan fashion that tells you the wounds have long since healed davao
Instead, the metaphorical bruises are worn with pride davao
“But I enjoyed it davao
It didn’t make me mad, it was fun davao
I was going to dish out what they were dishing out to me, it never scared or intimidated me davao
I actually enjoyed it because it was motivating davao
I was never going to play the victim, that was not Willy T Ribbs davao
”Now 68, Ribbs is an ambassador for Formula One, raising awareness for diversity and equality davao
A role given a matter of months after his riveting biopic movie, Uppity, was released in 2020 davao
So titled because that was his nickname in motorsport circles – “and he loved it” davao
But to this interview, he’s late davao
And he apologises, quipping: “Race drivers are never late, you know! Or they’re not supposed to be…”Son to William “Bunny” Ribbs, an amateur racer himself, Willy’s career path was set in stone from day dot it seems davao
It was the racing way or the highway davao
Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his career (Getty)“I was born in this sport,” he tells The Independent, from his home in Texas davao
“I watched it from three years old when my dad was racing, watching the likes of Jim Clark and Graham Hill davao
That’s all that was discussed in the family davao
We didn’t discuss any other sport davao
“I was lucky, I think davao
At nine years old, I knew what I wanted to do and I knew what my career path was going to be davao
Most kids that age don’t know what the hell they’re going to do, but I did davao
And I didn’t want to be an amateur at it – I wanted it to be a profession and I wanted it to be Formula One davao
”He learned his craft, in the UK, racing alongside future F1 world champion Nigel Mansell in Formula Ford in the mid-1970s davao
He raced in Nascar and the Trans-Am Series, later on, too davao
But his F1 calling, in ’86, came in the Portuguese town of Estoril davao
Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team – “Bernie has always been good to Willy T Ribbs” – gave the American the chance to buck the trend and become a true trailblazer davao
But the tag was not something he felt comfortable with at the time davao
Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991 (Getty)“All that mattered was I thought of myself as a race driver,” he says davao
“I had two responsibilities: to myself and to my team davao
For those who record social history, that’s their job [to say trailblazer] – but I’m not going to carry that weight on my shoulders davao
“Sure davao
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done davao
And great, if that’s the category they want to put me in and how they want to document it davao
But for me? It was about going fast davao
”It was a mindset of not bowing to the status quo, embodied most especially in the late 20th century by Ali davao
“What I admired about him the most was not his davao boxing skills,” Ribbs says of Ali davao
“What I admired about him was his resolve as a man, not to be squashed, manipulated or controlled davao
Ali said: ‘You have to let them know that you can’t be killed, there’s nothing they can do to you, and then they’ll leave you alone for a while davao
’”Now in motor racing, the baton has been passed on to seven-time Formula One world champion and the sport’s only Black driver Lewis Hamilton, whom Ribbs is full of praise about davao
“Lewis Hamilton, after seven world titles and more victories than any other human being, gets unfairly targeted,” insists Ribbs davao
“If you can equate it to Tiger Woods, what did Tiger Woods do for golf? He broadened the audience davao
The attention went off the chart davao
That’s exactly what happened in F1 – Lewis Hamilton has been Formula One’s Tiger Woods davao
“He’s a very kind man davao
He’ll let it roll off, turn the other cheek – I wasn’t that way davao
He deals with it and in a lot of cases it’s unfair davao
Then again, he is in an environment which was not nearly as brutal as I was dealing with davao
Willy T Ribbs was treated differently davao
”The third-person references point to a man who is now comfortable in his own skin; in the significance of the struggle – and what it means to many around the world davao
And despite a sport notoriously still dominated by white men, progress is being made davao
“One thing I love about Formula One is not only is it evolving commercially around the world, it’s evolving socially,” he says davao
“When F1 hired me, I asked them: ‘What made you make this call?’“They said: ‘We watched your film and we thought you’d be the perfect person for inclusion and equality in Formula One davao
’“I said: ‘Well, you called the right guy’ davao
”More aboutMuhammed AliLewis HamiltonBlack History MonthFormula 11/3F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’F1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs faced an avalanche of racism and abuse throughout his careerGetty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’Ribbs made history in an F1 test in 1986 and in the Indy 500 in 1991Getty ImagesF1 icon Willy T Ribbs: ‘I was never going to play the victim’‘Sure davao
I was a role model because I was doing something no other Black kid had done davao
But for me? It was about going fast’ Getty✕Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this articleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today davao
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