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Ex-England captain Dallaglio to sell World Cup winner’s medal
Lawrence Dallaglio (middle) made 326 appearances for Wasps during his club career
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Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio is set to sell his 2003 Rugby World Cup winner’s medal after being declared bankrupt.
The 54-year-old has put a number of items from his illustrious career up for auction including medals, trophies and caps.
The World Cup medal is expected to raise between £50,000 and £80,000 while in total the collection has an estimated value of £180,000.
Dallaglio was one of the stars of the England side that won the World Cup in dramatic fashion against Australia 23 years ago.
Other items up for sale include a British and Irish Lions cap, his 1993 World Cup Sevens winner’s medal and a 2003 Six Nations Championship winner’s medal.
During an appearance on The High Performance podcast, external earlier this month, Dallaglio spoke about his bankrupcy.
He said: “As a result of getting divorced, I was made bankrupt.
“I had some financial problems – I could’ve done things a lot better.”
He also said he sought therapy after his divorce and bankruptcy left him wallowing in “self-pity”.
The auction at Budd’s, external in Northamptonshire takes place on 13 October.
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