I Was A Rugby Star Says Matt Dawson But Now I Spend A Lot On Golf

Team player: Matt Dawson as England scrum-half in 2005 Matt Dawson, 51, was part of England's Rugby World Cup-winning team in 2003 and also made his mark with the British & Irish Lions, writes Dan Moore.  He rose to prominence as a scrum half for the Northampton Saints and Wasps, winning the Premiership in his first season at the London club.  Before retiring in 2006, Matt had embarked on a media career, being a team captain on the hit BBC show A Question Of Sport, and a regular contributor to BBC Five Live's rugby coverage.  He is also a keen investor and runs Lemon and Lime Associates, a business development consultancy.  Matt lives in South West London with his partner Elizabeth, his two sons Alex, 12, and Sami, ten, and Elizabeth's two daughters Isabella, Chiếu ngựa gỗ hương đá 17, and Ava, 13.

What did your parents teach you about money? When I was 14 or 15, Chiếu ngựa nguyên khối gỗ gõ đỏ Chiếu ngựa nguyên khối gỗ gõ đỏ nguyên khối gỗ hương whingeing about pocket money and wanting more for clothes and going out, my mum suggested I write down what I thought I'd need to survive. I put this to my dad, totting up what I thought I'd need for the year - clothes, going out with friends, haircuts, everything. He said if that was how I wanted to do it, he'd agree on a monthly allowance, and I'd get this and not a penny more.

It didn't go very well. I thought I'd over-egged it, allowed for more clothes spending than I needed and so on, but I was wrong. I just had no idea what my mum and dad were actually spending on me. This taught me the importance of budgeting. Have you ever struggled to make ends meet? When I moved from home at 18 I was on a shoestring, renting a place with two other rugby players. I was living on tuna mayo pasta, earning £8,000 a year and driving a clapped-out Peugeot 205.

Have you ever been paid silly money? Never silly money as I've always tried to pitch myself as great value. It encourages performance and remuneration in other ways, such as bonuses and Chiếu ngựa gỗ hương đá equity. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next City 'Superwoman' Nicola Horlick reveals why she spends £5k... 'I'm lucky - I can create a £1m book with a £3.50 pad of... William Shatner: When Star Trek got cancelled after just... 'The Beatles played music in my house': Johnny Ball on... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP What you need to know about money every week: This is Money podcast What was your career highlight? Being part of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad.

I've been lucky to be part of some brilliant sides over the years - England, Lions, Wasps and Northampton - but nothing could usurp that. We all realised it would change our lives. I was already doing a little media work, and was always interested in the corporate side of rugby, the sponsorship and companies around the sport but the World Cup moved things to a new level. What was the best year of your financial life? It was 2021, coming out of lockdown, when I had a good social media presence and there was an appetite for advertising, so there were media and corporate opportunities.