Jonny Wilkinson<\/a> kicking the winning drop goal in extra time.<\/p>\nIt remains the only occasion England have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup.<\/p>\n
Dallaglio was also a central figure in Wasps’ golden era, winning multiple domestic and European titles.<\/p>\n
Now, 23 years after that unforgettable night in Sydney, his World Cup winner’s medal has found a new owner.<\/p>\n
And at \u00a354,000, it represents a relatively modest price for a piece of English rugby history.<\/p>\n
Five facts about Lawrence Dallaglio<\/p>\n
1. He won two different Rugby World Cups<\/p>\n
Dallaglio is one of the few players to win both the 15-a-side and Sevens World Cups. He helped England win the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993, a decade before their famous triumph in Australia.<\/p>\n
2. He played every minute of England’s 2003 World Cup campaign<\/p>\n
The powerful number eight was almost impossible to shift from Sir Clive Woodward’s team. He played every minute of England’s seven matches during their historic tournament victory.<\/p>\n
3. He could have represented Ireland or Italy<\/p>\n
Despite becoming an England legend, Dallaglio was also eligible to represent Ireland and Italy through his family background. He ultimately chose England, making his Test debut in 1995.<\/p>\n
4. He spent his entire senior club career at Wasps<\/p>\n
Unlike many modern stars, Dallaglio remained loyal to one club. He joined Wasps in 1990 and helped them win five league titles and two European Cups before retiring in 2008.<\/p>\n
5. He captained England 22 times<\/p>\n
Dallaglio was handed the England captaincy during his international career, leading the national side on 22 occasions. He also toured three times with the British & Irish Lions, helping them beat South Africa in 1997.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"England legend Lawrence Dallaglio’s 2003 Rugby World Cup winner’s medal has sold for a surprisingly modest sum after…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[256414,5903,118921,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-801457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-england-rugby-news","tag-rugby","tag-rugby-news","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}