5. Lawrence Dallaglio
In 1999, the Wasps back-rower was forced to resign as the England captain following newspaper allegations that he had taken and dealt hard drugs.
Dallaglio categorically denied the claims made in the News of the World. He added: “The circumstances in which the supposed admissions were obtained amounted to an elaborate set-up.”
But editor Phil Hall said: “We stand by our story. Lawrence Dallaglio is damned in his own words and frankly, we are amazed at his denial.”
The RFU dropped drugs charges against Dallaglio after ‘new evidence’ emerged during an open hearing chaired by a high court judge who decided not to ban him but instead imposed a fine of £15,000 for bringing the game into disrepute.
