Ex-England captain Dallaglio to sell World Cup winner's medal

• Published8 hours ago 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. - Listen: Sport's Strangest Crimes - Bloodgate Listen: Sport's Strangest Crimes - Bloodgate - Listen to the latest Rugby Union Weekly podcast Listen to the latest Rugby Union Weekly podcast