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Article: Rugby Union: Elliott pops up late to spoil Dallaglio's return Sale 27 Wasps 22
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- March 17, 2002
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Lawrence Dallaglio made his long-awaited return to English rugby
when he replaced Mark Lock after 54 minutes of a cracking match at
Heywood Road, moments after Alex King had restored Wasps' lead with a
dropped goal. The former England captain, who has been out of the
game for nine months after suffering a cruciate ligament injury, had
a quiet rehabilitation and finished on the losing side after Anthony
Elliott snatched victory for Sale with their third try, two minutes
from time.
While Dallaglio's re-appearance was the focus of attention, it has
tended to obscure the happenings of the past few weeks at Wasps, who