> Who was the last England rugby union international to have played for them during the amateur era?

Who was the last England rugby union international to have played for them during the amateur era?

Posted at: 2014-07-08 
By this I mean the last player who had won his first cap as an amateur but who continued playing for England after rugby turned pro in 1995.

Lawrence Dallaglio I'm pretty sure. I recall them making it a big deal at the last world cup he played in.

@Charlie 'btw - is Jonny Wilkerson still playing for England ? if so, then he would be one of a few international players from last century to still be playing international rugby.' Not true - any player who is now in their mid 30s or so would have started playing internationals in the late 90s, and there are a lot of international players in their mid 30s.

There would have been numerous English international rugby players (depending on their age and form in 95 ) who would have made the transition from amateur to pro rugby and still playing for England well into the early 2000's or longer e.g Martin Johnson and Neil Back. If your question means -- who was the last ? Then I would go with your other answerer (Dallagio) but I'm not 100% certain. btw - is Jonny Wilkerson still playing for England ? if so, then he would be one of a few international players from last century to still be playing international rugby.