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  Lawrence Dallaglio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lorenzo "Lawrence" Bruno Nero Dallaglio (born on August 10, 1972 in London) is the former captain of the English national rugby union team.
Dallaglio was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, the son of an Italian ice cream salesman.
Dallaglio was not able to add any more Lions caps, as he fractured his ankle during the Lions' first tour match on June 4.
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 Lawrence Dallaglio
Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio was born to Italian-Irish parents in Shepherd's Bush, west London on 10 August 1972, and attended Ampleforth College and Kingston University.
Dallaglio was appointed England captain in October 1997, but resigned in May 1999 after being portrayed in the press as someone who took and dealt drugs.
Lawrence Dallaglio is almost certain to be cleared of newspaper charges of drug taking and drug dealing during his professional career when the independent three-man inquiry panel appointed by the Rugby Football Union makes its report later this month.
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 Rugby.ie
Lawrence Dallaglio was in philosophical mood today after undergoing ankle surgery to stabilise the fracture he suffered in the Lions' opening tour victory over Bay of Plenty.
Dallaglio's tour was ended 21 minutes into the game at Rotorua, when he slipped into a tackle and was caught awkwardly under a pile of bodies that included Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll and he is set to be sidelined for up to six months.
Dallaglio may be 33 next birthday but he came on tour playing as well as ever and was expected to be the inspirational driving force behind the Lions' bid for Test glory.
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 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Dallaglio appointed new England captain
Lawrence Dallaglio was named as the new captain of world champions England on Wednesday for their Six Nations opener away to Italy on February 15.
Dallaglio was England captain immediately before Johnson, leading the team in 14 matches before newspaper allegations of recreational drug use, which he always denied, forced him to resign from the post in 1999.
Dallaglio was the oldest of the leading contenders to succeed Johnson with fellow back-row forward Richard Hill, 30, and prop Phil Vickery — at 27 a player with the greatest chance of still being around for England's defence of the Webb Ellis Cup — widely touted for the job.
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 Encyclopedia: Lawrence Dallaglio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Sir Clive Ronald Woodward, KBE (born 6 January 1956 at Ely in Cambridgeshire) is a former English rugby union international who was the coach of the England rugby union team from 1997 to 2004.
Lawrence was named Man of the Match at Twickenham as Wasps overcame Bath in tense match, winning 10-6, to become English Champions.
Lawrence himself needs no introduction to rugby followers around the world but some may ask what or why is a Benefit Year.
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 BBC ON THIS DAY | 24 | 1999: Drugs row Dallaglio goes
Dallaglio "categorically denied" the principal claims in the News of the World that he had dealt in drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy.
Dallaglio has provided the authorities with blood and urine samples and the RFU announced that every member of the touring party will also be tested for drugs.
Dallaglio himself retired from international rugby a few months later and was replaced as captain in October 2004 by Johnny Wilkinson.
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 Dallaglio faces axe over drug allegations
THE Rugby Football Union is expected to summon Lawrence Dallaglio, the England captain, to Twickenham today to decide on his immediate future after newspaper claims that he had admitted being a drugs dealer in the past and taking cocaine and ecstasy during a British Lions tour.
Dallaglio was told of the allegations in the News of the World yesterday by his agent, Ashley Woolfe, while on a weekend trip to the country with his family.
Dallaglio was also quoted as saying that he had taken cocaine and ecstasy with two other members of the British Lions squad after their Test victory over South Africa in 1997.
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 Lawrence on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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 Dallaglio 'could play for England in four weeks'
Mr Woodward, a close friend of Dallaglio, who has said he believes that the former England captain is innocent of the newspaper's charges, disclosed that the player had "drunk a lot" during a meeting with two undercover reporters at a London hotel on Friday.
Dallaglio admitted during a press conference at Twickenham yesterday that he had experimented with drugs as a young man, but he denied ever taking or dealing in drugs since beginning his rugby career.
Andrew Morris, a member of Dallaglio's management company, said the player had believed the two reporters from the News of the World, one a young woman, to be senior executives of Gillette and the meeting had been fully sanctioned by his firm.
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 Dallaglio keen for England return - Union - Fox Sports
Dallaglio said that despite being 33 and having retired from the international scene two years ago, he was desperate to prove to present England coach Andy Robinson that he was still good enough at that level.
Dallaglio was a surprise selection for the disastrous Lions tour of New Zealand last year - the team lost the series 3-0 - as former England coach Sir Clive Woodward called up several of his World Cup heroes.
Dallaglio, though, faces stiff competition in regaining his place in the team from the incumbent and England captain Martin Corry.
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 sport.iafrica.com | rugby | news Dallaglio expects surprise Lions
Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio has predicted a few dark horses will be included in the British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand — and the Wasps star remains hopeful he might just be one of them.
Dallaglio believes he is playing as well as ever for Wasps and would relish the chance of a third Lions tour, but he feels the headlines could be grabbed by a few outsiders making the final cut.
Dallaglio's own selection credentials were backed by 1997 and 2001 Lions hooker Keith Wood, who explained: "What you do with the Lions is pick the best squad you can.
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 Leadership & Motivational Speakers: Lawrence Dallaglio - The London Speaker Bureau - UK - UK
Lawrence Dallaglio was a key member of the England Rugby Team that became World Champions after a dramatic final match against Australia.
Lawrence joined Wasps in 1990, becoming Captain in the ‘95-’96 season when he was also voted the RFU’s Player of the Year.
Lawrence captained Wasps to the League Championship in the first year of professionalism, with the team eventually winning by a then record margin of six points.
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Lawrence Dallaglio has predicted a few dark horses will be included in theBritish & Irish Lions squad to play New Zealand - and the former England captainremains hopeful he might just be one of them.
Dallaglio believes he is playing as well as ever for Wasps and would relishthe chance of a third Lions tour, but he feels the headlines could be grabbed bya few outsiders making the final cut.
Dallaglio's own selection credentials were backed by 1997 and 2001 Lionshooker Keith Wood, who explained: "What you do with the Lions is pick the bestsquad you can.
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 England's Lawrence Dallaglio our farewell tribute || Unofficial England Rugby Union - Unofficial England Rugby Union ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dallaglio's name was in the frame to succeed him, but, instead, the job went to Phil de Glanville.
Dallaglio led from the front, and was one of three first-half tryscorers, as the All Blacks were rocked by an inspired England performance.
Dallaglio certainly never had the tactical awareness of Johnson, who is probably the greatest captain England have had in any sport.
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 Official Website of the British & Irish Lions Rugby Tour - player profile
Dallaglio, whose 2001 Lions tour of Australia finished prematurely due to a knee injury, will be replaced by Ireland flanker Simon Easterby.
The loss of Dallaglio is a major blow to Woodward and his Test match plans, as the Wasps star would undoubtedly have had a pivotal role to play against the All Blacks.
Dallaglio now faces a race against time to be fit for the start of the new English domestic season.
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 Rugby Football Union - Simple Detail
Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio, the current England captain, is one of the most striking stalwarts in the England side and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup he was on the pitch for every minute of every England match.
Dallaglio was Clive Woodward’s first ever captain, leading the side out against Australia for the first time in 1997.
Dallaglio recovered from a serious knee injury picked up during the 2001 Lions tour that threatened his future playing prospects.
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 Lawrence Dallaglio - Nobok Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lawrence Dallaglio is one of those kinds of men you would always want on your side when the pressure is firmly on.
Dallaglio’s family background led to the Italian Federation attempting to persuade the then 18 year-old to switch to the Azzurri after a Colts match between the two nations.
A tabloid sting painted Dallaglio in an extremely negative light, and it is testament to his character that his form remained good enough for him to be included in the England line-up throughout that season.
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 International Sport, May 25, 1999
LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO last night jumped before he was pushed by resigning from the England captaincy and pulling out of the tour to Australia.
Dallaglio claimed last night the allegations "amounted to an elaborate set-up" but admitted he made "an error of judgement which stems from naivety and foolishness".
At a press conference at Twickenham, Baister read out a statement which said: "Lawrence Dallaglio advised the RFU that he was withdrawing the captaincy and from the squad to tour Australia of his own volition.
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 Irish Times Article - Dallaglio impossible to replace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Dallaglio's tour was similarly curtailed four years ago, the difference being that this time he was in prime nick.
Rested from Test rugby this season, Dallaglio had long since reinvented himself as a tighter number eight and had come off the back of a vintage end-of-season run of form with Wasps.
Dallaglio's fractured ankle was operated on by two of Auckland's leading orthopaedic surgeons yesterday, and he'll need four to six months to recover.
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 Guardian Unlimited Sport | Rugby union | Dallaglio's return gives Robinson a timely nudge
Dallaglio underwent surgery in Auckland on June 5 after he was caught under a pile of bodies in the Lions' opening tour match against Bay of Plenty.
Dallaglio retired from England duty as captain in September 2004, just days before Sir Clive Woodward quit, citing the "brutal demands" of the modern game.
Dallaglio has a maximum of five games to confirm his intentions to come out of international retirement and prove his form and fitness before England's autumn Test programme kicks off against Australia on November 12.
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 Telegraph | Sport | Lions pay a high price for injuries to Dallaglio and Greening
THE British and Irish Lions are to pay Wasps in excess of £300,000 in compensation for the knee injuries sustained by Lawrence Dallaglio and hooker Phil Greening while on duty in Australia for the Lions this summer.
Dallaglio's injury, which required expensive reconstruction surgery, is the more serious and accounts for the majority of the money with the Wasps captain out until at least the New Year.
Dallaglio is making good progress after surgery but has set himself no target date for playing again.
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 Lawrence Dallaglio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio (born 10 August 1972) is the current captain of the Englishnational rugby union team.
In 1999 he was caught by a Honey trap by the News of theWorld, who managed to get him to say in bravado and after a intoxicating drinks that he and other players had takendrugs on the Lions tour.
Dallaglio was part of the 2003 England world cup winning side, and regained the captaincy in 2004 after Johnson's retirementfrom international rugby.
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 The Observer | Food monthly | Lawrence Dallaglio
Apart from helping Lawrence to go the full 80 minutes, the refined wheat from which pasta is made has precious little else going for it.
I'm glad to see that Lawrence eats plenty of fruit and vegetables, as this will help to ensure that he gets all the nutrients he needs for peak performance on the rugby field.
The occasional scoop or two of this stuff is unlikely to present too much of a problem for Lawrence but, in general, my advice would be to leave it out in the cold.
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 Dallaglio returns to the field - Provincial - RugbyHeaven   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Disappointment: Dallaglio is stretchered off with a broken ankle in the first match of the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.
Dallaglio, 32, was injured during the first match of the Lions tour in New Zealand and had a plate and five screws inserted into his right ankle.
Dallaglio has also refused to rule out an international comeback to help England retain the World Cup in France in two years' time.
www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au /articles/2005/10/04/1128191712739.html   (304 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Zinzan backs Dallaglio for Lions
Former England backrow forward Lawrence Dallaglio should be an automatic choice for the British and Irish Lions test team on their tour of New Zealand in June, claimed All Black great Zinzan Brooke on Tuesday.
Brooke, a member of the All Black side that lost to South Africa in the 1995 World Cup final, told the BBC that even though Dallaglio's selection by former England coach Sir Clive Woodward might irritate other players because he was no longer an international, he merited a call-up.
However, when it came down to who should play in the position for the Lions, Brooke had no hesitation in nominating Dallaglio, who retired from international rugby last year, and was a member of the victorious 1997 Lions team that beat South Africa 2-1 in the three test series.
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