DALLGLIO TO COACH AFTER HE RETIRES
Lawrence Dallaglio has said that after he retires from professional rugby he wants to ‘coach at the highest level’ and help his club, London Wasps, to ‘got to a higher level, both on and off the pitch’. The huge backrow forward, 35, is scheduled to bow out in next Saturday’s Guinness Premiership final against Leicester Tigers.
And Dallaglio, who won 85 caps for England, admits that he wants to support Wasps – his only professional club – though he may not coach immediately, as there may not be room! But he believes that if the club are to truly grow then a new Stadium, not Adams Park, which Wasps share with Wycombe Wanderers, is needed.
He said: “I've taken a role as associate director at the club. I want to look back at Wasps and be proud of what they are in future. I want them to be a club that will always provide internationals and win trophies. It would be lovely for me to get involved in the coaching side of things but looking at the quality of coaches here there's not a lot I can offer in the short term. We have great coaches and I'm not going to start moving them around.
“In the future I'd like to coach at the highest level but that's something you have to learn, you have to work at and it's not something I'd expect to walk into. I'll continue to learn and do the coaching qualifications I need to do but in the meantime there are other opportunities I'd like to pursue off the pitch.”
On matters away from the pitch, Dallaglio continued: “We need to raise the revenue and profile of this club to make sure we can compete off the field as well on it. On the field we've been doing a great job and we want to continue attracting the very best players to come here. We want to pay them what we feel they deserve.
“The biggest challenge for us is to find a new stadium and to fill that stadium. There are some big challenges facing us and that's where I feel I can add value to the club. We need to be in control of our own destiny and at the moment that's not the case.
“Any club that owns their own stadium and has the ability to create revenue through commercial means in terms of sponsorship and hospitality has an advantage. We need to up the ante in that respect. That's what we're determined to do. That's the way I see my new challenge and I'll approach that with the same commitment I've shown for the last 18 years on the pitch.”
Lawrence Dallaglio has said that after he retires from professional rugby he wants to ‘coach at the highest level’ and help his club, London Wasps, to ‘got to a higher level, both on and off the pitch’. The huge backrow forward, 35, is scheduled to bow out in next Saturday’s Guinness Premiership final against Leicester Tigers.
And Dallaglio, who won 85 caps for England, admits that he wants to support Wasps – his only professional club – though he may not coach immediately, as there may not be room! But he believes that if the club are to truly grow then a new Stadium, not Adams Park, which Wasps share with Wycombe Wanderers, is needed.
He said: “I've taken a role as associate director at the club. I want to look back at Wasps and be proud of what they are in future. I want them to be a club that will always provide internationals and win trophies. It would be lovely for me to get involved in the coaching side of things but looking at the quality of coaches here there's not a lot I can offer in the short term. We have great coaches and I'm not going to start moving them around.
“In the future I'd like to coach at the highest level but that's something you have to learn, you have to work at and it's not something I'd expect to walk into. I'll continue to learn and do the coaching qualifications I need to do but in the meantime there are other opportunities I'd like to pursue off the pitch.”
On matters away from the pitch, Dallaglio continued: “We need to raise the revenue and profile of this club to make sure we can compete off the field as well on it. On the field we've been doing a great job and we want to continue attracting the very best players to come here. We want to pay them what we feel they deserve.
“The biggest challenge for us is to find a new stadium and to fill that stadium. There are some big challenges facing us and that's where I feel I can add value to the club. We need to be in control of our own destiny and at the moment that's not the case.
“Any club that owns their own stadium and has the ability to create revenue through commercial means in terms of sponsorship and hospitality has an advantage. We need to up the ante in that respect. That's what we're determined to do. That's the way I see my new challenge and I'll approach that with the same commitment I've shown for the last 18 years on the pitch.”
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