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
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.
courageous side stopped trying
They are a courageous side and they never stopped trying.
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.
both crave match test
It's a Test match in all but name. We both crave one thing - winning.
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.
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.
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.
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The desire, enthusiasm and fires are there, and this selection has only intensified all those elements. I know that I need to go up another level but I believe I've got it within me to do just that. I don't need to be told that there are no guarantees in life. There never have been. Six Nations titles won't be won by one man alone, or even 15 men. They'll be won by a squad. I want to be part of that squad. I'm sure at some stage I'll get an opportunity.
french reflection shown three
The French back three have shown up well and it's a reflection of the way the team's going,
team player our-world
Head coach of the England team demands management skills that Brian does not have. We had a head coach who wanted one thing, other coaches who wanted other things. The players hadn't a clue what was going on. Somehow we'd managed to turn our World Cup campaign into a Monty Python sketch - called The Life of Brian.
sports believe winning
The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing.