1972: Born Lawrence Bruno Nero Dallaglio on August 10 in Shepherd's Bush, London.

1989: Wins the Open and Festival Tournaments at Rosslyn Park with Ampleforth College Sevens team.

1990: Joins Wasps.

1993: Plays in England's World Cup Sevens-winning team at Murrayfield.

1994: Tours South Africa with England.

1995: In October, takes over Wasps captaincy when Rob Andrew leaves for Newcastle. Makes Test debut in November, coming on as a replacement for Tim Rodber against South Africa at Twickenham.

1997: Captains Wasps to league title. Key player in Lions' historic tour success in South Africa. Named England captain in late October.

1998: Gives up Wasps captaincy and is re-appointed England skipper until after the 1999 World Cup.

1999: May 24 - Resigns as England captain after newspaper allegations that he took drugs, which he flatly denied. Martin Johnson of Leicester appointed captain for tour of Australia and World Cup.

July 9 - Rugby Football Union announce Dallaglio will be re-admitted to England training session on July 19.

August 4 - Charged by English rugby union bosses with bringing the game into disrepute.

August 18 - Recalled to the England team for the international against the United States.

August 23 - Drugs charge against Dallaglio dropped less than 48 hours before his Twickenham hearing after new evidence emerges. Subsequently fined £15,000 for bringing the game into disrepute and ordered to pay £10,000 costs.

2001: May - Comes through fitness tests to take place in the Lions squad for tour Down Under.

June 23 - Appears to have won his fitness battle when he lines up for Lions against NSW Waratahs in Sydney, but is clearly way off the pace required to perform at Test level.

June 24 - Lions management announce the Wasps flanker has been ruled out of the tour due to injury.

2002: April - Returns to England set-up for final Six Nations Championship game of the season against Italy in Rome, featuring off the bench.

2003: March 30 - Scores a try as England win their first Six Nations Grand Slam for eight years with a 42-6 victory over Ireland in Dublin.

May - Plays vital roles as his club Wasps win the Zurich Premiership title and Parker Pen Challenge Cup.

October/November - Only player to start all seven matches of England's World Cup campaign, culminating in unforgettable 20-17 extra-time victory over Australia.

2004: May - Captains Wasps to Heineken Cup glory as the Londoners beat Toulouse 27-20. Followed up by retaining their Zurich Premiership title in final against Bath.

August 31 - Announces retirement from England duty.

2005: May - Dallaglio's Wasps win a third successive Premiership title, beating Leicester 39-14 in Martin Johnson's final competitive match.

June 4 - Ruled out of the remainder of the Lions tour of New Zealand after suffering a dislocated fracture of his right ankle in the opening tour match against Bay of Plenty.

2006: January 18 - Named in England's RBS 6 Nations Championship training squad.

February 4 - Makes first appearance for England in more than 18 months, coming off the bench to score a try in opening RBS 6 Nations win over Wales.

2007: May - Produces a commanding performance to lead Wasps to victory in the Heineken Cup final against Leicester.

June - Named in Brian Ashton's 47-man World Cup training squad.

September 7 - starts England's opening World Cup match against USA and is sinbinned during it.

October 20 - comes off the bench in England's World Cup final defeat against South Africa to win his 85th cap, making him joint second with Rory Underwood on the all-time England most capped players list.

Makes critical comments about England coach Brian Ashton in his autobiography 'It's In The Blood', claiming the squad felt like a "pub team" and that Ashton lacked the skills needed for his job. Subsequently apologised for his comments.2008: January 3 - Announces his immediate retirement from Test rugby and plans to quit playing altogether when his Wasps contract expires in May.

March 27 - Suspended by Wasps for a week for striking Leicester prop Julian White during an EDF Energy Cup semi-final.

May 31 - Substituted with 13 minutes remaining of Wasps' 26-16 Guinness Premiership final victory over Leicester - Dallaglio's last professional match.

June 14: Awarded the OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honour's List.

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