Wasps give Dallaglio perfect send-off

Lawrence Dallaglio got the send-off he wanted when the Wasps team he has served for 18 years outmuscled great rivals Leicester to win the English Premiership final 26-16 at Twickenham yesterday. A club world record crowd of 81,600 rose to salute the...

Lawrence Dallaglio got the send-off he wanted when the Wasps team he has served for 18 years outmuscled great rivals Leicester to win the English Premiership final 26-16 at Twickenham yesterday.

A club world record crowd of 81,600 rose to salute the retiring former England captain when he left the field 12 minutes before time .

The victory saw Wasps crowned champions for the sixth time and complete a hat-trick of Twickenham final victories over the defending champions.

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