WHAT A SERVANT to Northampton Saints. Lewis Ludlam has been so dedicated to the Shoe Army that you wonder whether he was born in Franklin’s Gardens. But it’s all change on the horizon, as he will be plying his trade in France’s Top 14 next season. A big life decision for sure.
So as this issue of Rugby World is all about giving players a voice on how they feel about the game, we decided to ask the England international about various aspects of the professional game. This is a character who was named England U20 Player of the Tournament in the Junior World Cup in 2015 and who made his elite debut in the 2016-17 season. He’s been to two senior World Cups and captained the Saints. In short, he’s seen an awful lot of the professional game in this country, while still being shy of his 30th birthday.
Over an engaging 40 minutes, the back-rower talks to us about his decision to leave the Premiership while in his prime, his love of painting in his time away from the sport and how best to market the elite game while still looking after his fellow pros.
A passionate figure, he bought in.
“From a Northampton Saints perspective, it’s been brilliant. We’ve hit a run of form where we’re starting to understand how to find
