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
finished months tour wants
Everyone wants to have a say about a tour that finished months and months ago,
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.
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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.
french reflection shown three
The French back three have shown up well and it's a reflection of the way the team's going,
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.
injury players problems
Before Fraser's injury problems I thought he was one of the outstanding players in the Premiership,
challenge squad
It's important we have a squad that will challenge each other.
anyone last rather suspect worry
I am not one to complain, I don't know what happened. I can still see and I am not going to worry about it. Rather like I didn't gouge anyone last week, I suspect no one gouged me this week.
competing england forward looking sure
It's up to all of us now to make sure that England go out and play as well as we can, and I'm looking forward to competing for a place in the team.
deserve england lewis moody pat players prove selected struggling window
I want to prove to the players already there (in the England team) that I deserve to be selected on merit. There's a window for me because Lewis Moody is suspended and Pat Sanderson is struggling with injury.
aim club continue delighted drive forward gone last level next particular three
I'm delighted to have re-signed for the club. The last three years in particular have gone very well for everyone at the club, and over the next two years we will continue to drive the club forward with the aim of maintaining that level of success.