Captain of the England rugby union team between 1997 and 2004, who had the real forenames Lorenzo Bruno Nero?
"Lawrence Dallaglio Lorenzo Bruno Nero ""Lawrence"" Dallaglio, OBE (born 10 August 1972) is a retired English rugby union player, former captain of England, and 2016 inductee of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. He played as a flanker or number eight for London Wasps and never played for another club, having arrived at Sudbury as a teenager. Playing in all three positions in the back row, he won 85 caps for England, and was part of the team that won the 2003 World Cup. He is one of a very small number of players to have won both the Rugby"
"1997 Australia rugby union tour The 1997 Wallabies Spring Tour was a series of matches played in October and November 1997 in Argentina and the Great Britain by the Australia national rugby union team. Complete list of matches played by the ""Wallabies"": Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Diego Albanese, Eduardo Simone, Fabián Turnes, Diego Giannantonio; Lisandro Arbizu, Agustin Pichot; Pablo Camerlinckx; Miguel Ruiz, Rolando Martín; Alejandro Allub, Pedro Sporleder (captain); Mauricio Reggiardo, Mario Ledesma (Martín Scelzo), Roberto Grau.<br> Australia: Stephen Larkham (Mítch Hardy); Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard y Joe Roff; David Knox, George Gregan; Troy Coker (Willie Ofahengaue); Brett Robinson,"
"Owen Finnegan (Willie Ofahengaue); John Eales (captain), Warwick Waugh; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry. Argentina: Ezequiel Jurado; Diego Albanese, Eduardo Simone, Fabián Turnes, Diego Giannantonio; Lisandro Arbizu, Agustin Pichot; Pablo Camerlinckx; Miguel Ruiz, Rolando Martín; Alejandro Allub, Pedro Sporleder (captain); Mauricio Reggiardo (Omar Hasan), Mario Ledesma, Roberto Grau.<br> Australia: Stephen Larkham; Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard y Joe Roff; David Knox (Mitch Hardy), George Gregan; Troy Coker (Willie Ofahengaue); Brett Robinson, Owen Finnegan; John Eales (captain), Warwick Waugh; Andrew Blades, Michael Foley, Richard Harry. 1997 Australia rugby union tour The 1997 Wallabies Spring Tour was a series of"
"Phil Larder Philip John Larder MBE (born 20 March 1945), is an English rugby league and rugby union coach, and former player in both codes. He coached England and Great Britain national teams in rugby league, and in rugby union he was defence coach of England, and the British and Irish Lions. He coached World Cup finals with England against Australia in both codes - losing the 1995 rugby league final, before winning the 2003 final in rugby union. Previously a physical education teacher and national coaching director of the Rugby Football League, Larder was one of the first defence"
"(captain) James Anderson, Lancashire Ian Bell, Warwickshire Ravi Bopara, Essex Stuart Broad, Nottinghamshire Paul Collingwood, Durham Alastair Cook, Essex Andrew Flintoff, Lancashire Stephen Harmison, Durham Samit Patel, Nottinghamshire Matt Prior, Sussex Owais Shah, Middlesex Graeme Swann, Nottinghamshire Ryan Sidebottom, Nottinghamshire Luke Wright, Sussex Rishi Bachan Samuel Badree Darren Bravo Kevon Cooper Daron Cruickshank Daren Ganga (captain) Sherwin Ganga Justin Guillen Amit Jaggernauth Richard Kelly William Perkins Denesh Ramdin Ravi Rampaul Lendl Simmons Navin Stewart Neil Carter Neil Dexter Steven Finn Billy Godleman Tyron Henderson Ed Joyce Murali Kartik Dawid Malan Eoin Morgan Tim Murtagh David Nash Alan Richardson Ben Scott"
"considered for selection remains unknown and speculation remains that behind closed doors no Super League player was considered. <nowiki>*</nowiki>Gary Larson originally declined selection citing personal reasons. When Paul Harragon was injured he answered Bob Fulton's call to join the squad and ended up playing in the final at Wembley. Long time Wigan, Great Britain and England back rower Denis Betts, playing for the Auckland Warriors in the Australian Rugby League premiership, made history by becoming the first player selected to captain England while not playing for a British club. Coach: Phil Larder Coach: Graham Murray Coach: Yvan Greseque Coach: Frank"
"Simon Amor Simon Daniel Edward Amor (born 25 April 1979) is an English former rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half or fly-half for London Scottish and is a former captain of the England Sevens team. He is the current Head Coach of the England Sevens. Amor was educated at Denmead Preparatory School, Hampton School, St. Mary's University College (Twickenham) and Cambridge University. At Cambridge he earned a blue playing in the 2000 Varsity Rugby Match for Cambridge University RFC against Oxford University RFC at Twickenham Stadium and went on to graduate with a degree in Management Studies. Amor started"
"Eddie Jones (rugby union) Eddie Jones (born 30 January 1960) is an Australian rugby union coach and former player who is the current head coach of the England national team, a position he has held since 2015. Between 2001 and 2005 he coached , taking the team to the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final, and from 2012 to 2015 he coached , leading them in the 2015 Rugby World Cup and their upset win over . Jones was an assistant coach for South Africa in 2007 when the Springboks won the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Jones began his coaching career"
"at Twickenham in November 2001. In January 2002 Charreyre took over. He was nicknamed the Little Napoleon. That year they won the European Nations Cup and qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals, where they suffered in their tough pool with defeats at the hands of Australia (90-8), Argentina (50-3) and Ireland (45-17). Romania won the last game against Namibia (37-7) but Bernard Charreyre took the decision to leave the Romanian team at the end of the competition. Bernard Charreyre Bernard Charreyre (born Perpignan, 27 January 1950) is a French rugby union coach and a former footballer. He won"
"funds for various children's causes. Clive Woodward is married to Jayne Williams; the couple formerly ran a computer leasing business together. They live near Maidenhead. Clive Woodward Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956) is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing the test series 3-0 . He is currently a pundit for ITV Sport, working on their coverage of the Six Nations and"
"he worked as a financial advisor. In 2007 he was appointed a non-executive director of the Saints' board. Nick Beal Nicholas David Beal (born 2 December 1970 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a rugby union player who played at Fullback for Northampton Saints, England and the Lions. Beal was a part of the England team that won the World Sevens title in 1993, he captained the Saints squad that won the Middlesex Sevens trophy in 2003. He joined the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa. He retired in 2004. Beal is married with two sons. He attended"
"also named the 2003 IRB International Player of the Year. In the same year he became the youngest ever rugby union player to receive a New Year's Honour with an MBE (he was listed prior to England's World Cup victory), and elevated to OBE in 2004. Within a couple of weeks of winning the World Cup, Wilkinson was found to have had a broken facet in his shoulder and missed the 2004 Six Nations Championship and the disastrous tour of New Zealand and Australia. He was named captain of the England team on 4 October 2004, replacing Lawrence Dallaglio, who"
"Ricardo Paganini Ricardo Paganini is an Argentine former rugby union player and coach. He was born in Rosario and is an orthopaedic surgeon. Paganini played for Rosario Jockey Club. He would be the team coach for nine seasons, being Rosario Champion for six times. He formed with Alejandro Petra a partnership of the two head coaches of Argentina at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals. He was replaced by Emilio Perasso after the disappointing performance at the competition. He was assistant coach for the Argentina Sevens, from 1997 to 2001, and head coach from 2001 to 2005. Paganini helds currently"
"and Henry Cooper serving as team captains. It took an 18-month hiatus from June 1977 before relaunching in 1979 with David Coleman replacing Vine. It has been hosted since 1997 by former tennis star Sue Barker, with former England rugby player Matt Dawson and former England cricketer Phil Tufnell serving as captains since 2004 and 2008 respectively. On 8 January 2010, the BBC broadcast a 40th anniversary special, where Barker, Dawson, and Tufnell were joined by Pat Cash, David Coulthard, Laura Davies, and Michael Johnson. Series 42, episode 17 marked the 1,000th episode where each captain was joined by two"
"captain as England reached the quarter finals of the 1999 Rugby World Cup, won the Grand Slam in the 2003 Six Nations Championship and as England won the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The 2003 Rugby World Cup Final was his 84th and final international match. During his club career he played 362 games for Leicester, his only senior club, and as well as the cup in 1993 and the league in 1995, he was also captain of the side as they won the 1997 Pilkington Cup and four consecutive Premiership titles between 1999–2002, and became the first side to retain"
"Nick Beal Nicholas David Beal (born 2 December 1970 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a rugby union player who played at Fullback for Northampton Saints, England and the Lions. Beal was a part of the England team that won the World Sevens title in 1993, he captained the Saints squad that won the Middlesex Sevens trophy in 2003. He joined the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa. He retired in 2004. Beal is married with two sons. He attended Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe where he was schoolmates with Northampton and England teammate Matt Dawson. After retiring"
"Clive Woodward Sir Clive Ronald Woodward (born 6 January 1956) is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing the test series 3-0 . He is currently a pundit for ITV Sport, working on their coverage of the Six Nations and Rugby World Cup. Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of an RAF pilot. He started school at Corstorphine in Edinburgh and was later"
"Martin Johnson (rugby union) Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English retired rugby union player who represented and captained England and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons. He is best known for captaining England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played, and one of England's greatest ever players. Johnson made his debut for Leicester Tigers in 1989 and in 1993 debuted for as well as being a late call up to the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand. He was"
"Andy Farrell Andrew David Farrell, (born 30 May 1975) is an English rugby union coach and former rugby league and rugby union player. He is the defence coach for Ireland. A dual-code international, Farrell was a goal-kicking loose forward in rugby league. He captained Great Britain, and his club, Wigan Warriors. Farrell made 34 appearances for Great Britain and represented England in two World Cups. He won six Championships and four Challenge Cups with Wigan, as well as numerous individual awards between 1991 and 2004. Transferring to rugby union, he played for Saracens from 2005 to 2009 and won eight"
"Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender or as a midfielder. He is the manager of the England national team. Southgate won the League Cup with both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough (in 1995–96 and 2003–04 respectively), and captained Crystal Palace to win the First Division championship in 1993–94. He also played in the 2000 FA Cup Final for Villa and the 2006 UEFA Cup Final for Middlesbrough. Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England national team between 1995 and 2004, featuring in the 1998 FIFA"
"Individual Gareth Southgate Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English football manager and former player who played as a defender or as a midfielder. He is the manager of the England national team. Southgate won the League Cup with both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough (in 1995–96 and 2003–04 respectively), and captained Crystal Palace to win the First Division championship in 1993–94. He also played in the 2000 FA Cup Final for Villa and the 2006 UEFA Cup Final for Middlesbrough. Internationally, Southgate made 57 appearances for the England national team between 1995 and 2004, featuring in the 1998"
"the Barbarians and later became their vice-president. Vic Roberts Victor George Roberts (6 August 1924 – 17 March 2004) was an English rugby union player. Vic Roberts was capped 16 times for the England national rugby union team between 1947 and 1956. He was also captain of the ""Roses XV"" in 1951. He was part of the British Lions in 1950 against Australia and New Zealand. He was later vice-president and co-selector for the ""Lions"". At club level, Roberts played for Penryn and Harlequins before transferring to Swansea when his job in Customs and Excise took him to the town."
"England Rugby League school boy came from Rugby League side Wigan Warriors, along with Simon Haughton who played for England Rugby League during the 1995 Rugby League World Cup and won the Super League Grand Final with Wigan in 1998 and Wes Davies, a Wales Rugby League International swelled the ranks. They were joined by Orrell stalwarts the journeyman locks Alex Bennett and the legendary Chas Cusani. Under the management of Sammy Southern as director of rugby, assisted by Bill Lyon, the team beat main rivals Plymouth Albion both home and away and took the league title at Nottingham, beating"
"world game's most destructive scrummagers. On 6 October 2012, Roncero played his last game in international rugby against the Wallabies during The Rugby Championship in his country. Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as ""RoRo"" (born 16 February 1977, in Buenos Aires), is a retired Argentine former rugby union player. The last team in which he played was Stade Français in the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004. Roncero also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. Whilst at Gloucester he was a replacement in the 2003 Powergen Cup"
"Nigel Melville Nigel David Melville (born 6 January 1961) is a former England national rugby union team scrum half and captain and currently serves as Director of Professional Rugby for Rugby Football Union. Melville became the youngest player to captain England on his début when he led them against Australia in November 1984. He went on to make another twelve appearances over the next four years. Melville attended Aireborough Grammar School and North East London polytechnic. He played club rugby for Otley R.U.F.C., Wakefield RFC and Wasps FC. Melville was captain of the England Schools 19 age group on their"
"Phil Vickery (rugby union) Philip John Vickery MBE DL (born 14 March 1976) is a former English rugby union tighthead prop and member of the England squad. He was a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003, playing in all seven matches in the tournament, and is a former England captain. Vickery ended his club rugby career at London Wasps, joining the London side in 2006 after eleven years with Gloucester Rugby. Given the nickname ""Raging Bull"", he played in three Rugby World Cups, including as England captain in the 2007 tournament, and toured Australia and South Africa"
"Jason Leonard Jason Leonard (born 14 August 1968) is an English former rugby union player, who gained a world record-breaking 114 caps for England during his 14-year international rugby career. Leonard played in England teams which won four Grand Slams (1991, 1992, 1995 and 2003) and the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and was part of the British & Irish Lions squad that won the test series during their 1997 tour of South Africa. Jason played for the Lions on three tours, gaining five additional caps. Jason's accomplishments earned him an MBE for services to rugby in 2002, which became an"
"Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as ""RoRo"" (born 16 February 1977, in Buenos Aires), is a retired Argentine former rugby union player. The last team in which he played was Stade Français in the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004. Roncero also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. Whilst at Gloucester he was a replacement in the 2003 Powergen Cup Final in which Gloucester defeated Northampton Saints. Like his team mate Felipe Contepomi, Rodrigo is a qualified doctor. Roncero made his first appearance for Argentina on 15"
"has shirt number 1 and so forth. However, Diego Maradona and Patricio Hernández were swapped round to give Maradona his favoured 10. Head coach: Guy Thys Jozef Daerden replacement to René Vandereycken in at the last moment by injury Head coach: Mauricio Rodríguez Head coach: Kálmán Mészöly Head coach: Jozef Vengloš Head coach: Ron Greenwood Note that this squad is numbered alphabetically by surname, unlike traditional numbering systems. Despite this the goalkeepers are given the usual England goalkeepers' shirts 1, 13 & 22 (again alphabetically) and Kevin Keegan is given his favoured 7. Head coach: Michel Hidalgo Note: This squad"
"coached by José María Minella, included some experienced players such as Amadeo Carrizo, José Varacka, José Ramos Delgado, Alfredo Rojas and Antonio Rattín and young footballers such as Alberto Rendo and Roberto Telch. Silvio Marzolini did not participate due to being injured. The English team included Bobby Charlton, Bobby Moore and Gordon Banks while Portugal's most players were from Benfica, that had won the European Champions' Cup twice, with Eusébio as its most notable star. In the match between England and Brazil, Pelé devastated the England defence with skill and hard running, leaving England forward Jimmy Greaves to remark, ""Pelé"
"including captain Martin Johnson, Lawrence Dallaglio and Neil Back. Meanwhile, talismanic fly-half Jonny Wilkinson was sidelined with long-term injuries which would prevent him playing for England again for almost 4 years. England came third in the 2004 Six Nations, losing to Grand Slam winners France and Triple Crown winners Ireland. His last tour as England coach came shortly afterwards, with an ill-fated tour of New Zealand and Australia. England were beaten by New Zealand in two tests, without scoring a single try, going down 36-3 in the first and 36-12 in the second. The team then went to Australia, where"
"in 2005, Jonny Wilkinson was initially appointed captain. However, Wilkinson was injured for the 2005 autumn internationals and Robinson was appointed captain. He was the 118th captain of England, the first mixed-race player and the first former professional rugby league footballer to captain England. In his first appearance as captain, he scored a hat-trick of tries in a 70–0 rout of Canada. In the 2004 Six Nations, he scored three tries playing as a centre in the opening match against Italy and was named Man of the Match. Robinson chose to opt out of the 2004 summer tour to recover."
"time had a very good home record; they went 57 games unbeaten at home in a period that stretched from 30 December 1997 to 30 November 2002 and included 52 successive wins. During these four seasons Leicester lost only 14 games out of the 92 they played. In the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the club had seven representatives in the winning England squad: Martin Johnson (captain), Neil Back, Martin Corry, Ben Kay, Lewis Moody, Dorian West and Julian White. However while these players were away Leicester's form suffered, even with the returning players they were knocked out of that season's"