Dallaglio's World Cup winner's medal sells for £54K

Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio's 2003 Rugby World Cup winner's medal is sold for £54,000 at auction. Lawrence Dallaglio played at number eight for England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup final against Australia Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio's 2003 Rugby World Cup winner's medal has been sold for £54,000 at auction. The 54-year-old put a number of items from his illustrious career up for sale, including medals, trophies and caps, after being declared bankrupt. A British and Irish Lions cap was sold for £11,000, an England cap for £8,000 and a 2003 Six Nations Championship winner's medal for £7,500. A number of items went unsold, including Dallaglio's medals for his four Premiership title wins with Wasps.

Dallaglio's collection had an estimated value of £180,000, with the items sold raising £100,500 in the auction at Budd's in Northamptonshire, external. He was one of the key members of the England squad that won the World Cup in dramatic fashion against Australia 23 years ago. During an appearance on The High Performance Podcast, external earlier this month, Dallaglio spoke about his bankruptcy. 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