Lawrence Dallaglio Quotations

We started the (northern hemisphere) season by winning (November's World Cup final) in Australia, and we have to try and finish the season by winning in Australia,

I wouldn't want to rule out the possibility of a return. It is something that has to be thought about very seriously.

If they want to cite me for that then the game really has gone soft.

If either side are to prevail, then there are key one-to-one battles you have to win. I'll have to play well this weekend, as will everyone, because you can't be at anything other than your best if you are to beat Leicester. I have a huge amount of respect for Martin and all the Leicester team.

We're obviously very disappointed with this match and especially the first 20 minutes that really cost us.

It is important that you have players on the bench who can add momentum. We did that against Wales and, while no player likes to be picked on the bench, it is your job if you are there to ensure that the coach has competition for places.

It is not about just coming back for a few games. It would have to be with my sights set on France 2007.

I think the whole of the English team and squad need to raise their fitness levels. I detect there is a real determination in the team but I think I'd be honest in saying we need to add a little bit of creativity and flair.

We played with a lot pace and a lot of intensity and we had won the game after the first half an hour.

Well, the latest news is that things are going as expected,

Everyone wants to have a say about a tour that finished months and months ago,

They are a courageous side and they never stopped trying.

The whole squad will share my sense of frustration. We must look forward to one big effort and try to take something positive out of this tour.

This is the beginning of the challenge, not the end of it. I've set targets, and now I'm one step closer. The target was not to make the squad but to make the team. That's what my sights are set on. I'm in this for the long haul. I'm under no illusions how difficult it will be.

It's a Test match in all but name. We both crave one thing - winning.

It's up to all of us now to make sure that England go out and play as well as we can, and I'm looking forward to competing for a place in the team.

It's important we have a squad that will challenge each other.

I want to prove to the players already there (in the England team) that I deserve to be selected on merit. There's a window for me because Lewis Moody is suspended and Pat Sanderson is struggling with injury.

I'm delighted to have re-signed for the club. The last three years in particular have gone very well for everyone at the club, and over the next two years we will continue to drive the club forward with the aim of maintaining that level of success.

Before Fraser's injury problems I thought he was one of the outstanding players in the Premiership,

I am not one to complain, I don't know what happened. I can still see and I am not going to worry about it. Rather like I didn't gouge anyone last week, I suspect no one gouged me this week.

The French back three have shown up well and it's a reflection of the way the team's going,

The desire, enthusiasm and fires are there, and this selection has only intensified all those elements. I know that I need to go up another level but I believe I've got it within me to do just that. I don't need to be told that there are no guarantees in life. There never have been. Six Nations titles won't be won by one man alone, or even 15 men. They'll be won by a squad. I want to be part of that squad. I'm sure at some stage I'll get an opportunity.

Head coach of the England team demands management skills that Brian does not have. We had a head coach who wanted one thing, other coaches who wanted other things. The players hadn't a clue what was going on. Somehow we'd managed to turn our World Cup campaign into a Monty Python sketch - called The Life of Brian.

The most important thing about winning is believing that you can win no matter who you are playing.