Dallaglio: 'Rugby was my sanctuary'

Former England international Lawrence Dallaglio has described rugby as a "sanctuary" while he coped with the death of his sister during his teenage years.

The former London Wasps flanker, who set up a charity to help disadvantaged young people in London last year, lost 19-year-old Francesca in a boating accident in 1989.

The 40-year-old, who was 17 when his sister died, told the <em>Daily Mail</em>: "I didn't know what I was going to do with my life, and I didn't care either. I felt that I had no control over anything. I'd played a bit of rugby at school and wondered if returning to . . .