Lawrence Dallaglio
Lawrence Dallaglio
Lorenzo Bruno Nero "Lawrence" Dallaglio, OBEis a retired English rugby union player and former captain of the English national team. He played as a flanker or number eight for London Wasps and never played for another club, having arrived at Sudbury as a teenager. He was capped in all three positions in the back row, and captained England until a drugs scandal forced his resignation from that role. He is a regular pundit on BT Sport rugby coverage...
ProfessionRugby Player
Date of Birth10 August 1972
beginning difficult illusions sights squad step target
This is the beginning of the challenge, not the end of it. I've set targets, and now I'm one step closer. The target was not to make the squad but to make the team. That's what my sights are set on. I'm in this for the long haul. I'm under no illusions how difficult it will be.
cite game gone
If they want to cite me for that then the game really has gone soft.
add against bench coach competition ensure job likes picked players wales
It is important that you have players on the bench who can add momentum. We did that against Wales and, while no player likes to be picked on the bench, it is your job if you are there to ensure that the coach has competition for places.
courageous side stopped trying
They are a courageous side and they never stopped trying.
rule
I wouldn't want to rule out the possibility of a return. It is something that has to be thought about very seriously.
effort forward positive share squad
The whole squad will share my sense of frustration. We must look forward to one big effort and try to take something positive out of this tour.
cup finish season winning
We started the (northern hemisphere) season by winning (November's World Cup final) in Australia, and we have to try and finish the season by winning in Australia,
latest news
Well, the latest news is that things are going as expected,