Lawrence Dallaglio has been declared bankrupt, it can be revealed.
Telegraph Sport has been told that a bankruptcy order was made against the Rugby World Cup-winning forward on May 8.
That was two days after the prospect of such an order being issued against Dallaglio was raised during an Insolvency and Companies Court (ICC) hearing.
Dallaglio averted financial ruin two years ago by agreeing to pay off debts that included £700,000 in unpaid tax.
As revealed by Telegraph Sport, the ICC hearing had been triggered by an application to the court by Dallaglio’s estranged wife, Alice, for an “urgent” order allowing the immediate £2.7 million sale of the former couple’s Richmond home.
She was said to have done so in the hope of staving…
