No-one is saying that Lawes is yet in the class of Johnson, an iconic figure of worldrugby and one of the all-time great locks, but he is showing the potential to become a very special player.
The evolution of Patagonia into a clothing company began in the 1970s, when Chouinard then a world-class mountain climber and a designer of mountaineering equipment started importing durable rugby shirts and corduroy knickers for his climber pals to wear.