A FORMER Rugby World Cup winner and ex-England captain has been declared bankrupt - and his company has gone into liquidation.
Phil Vickery, who was part of the country's triumphant Rugby World Cup winning team, has racked up "hundreds of thousands of pounds" in debt, a source claimed.
Documents show the 48-year-old former tighthead prop owed his consultancy company nearly £100,000 before it went into liquidation in December last year.
Vickery then declared himself bankrupt last month using debtor’s petition as he could not pay his bills, the Mail reports.
Documents show £97,806 was loaned out from his management consultancy Vix Limited.
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And in December, when the firm went into liquidation, documents detailed that it was Vickery who owed the money.
A source told the Mail the former star had built up debts of "hundreds of thousands of pounds".
The money was said to be owed "contacts", and they reported he also owes HMRC £71,000 in VAT, PAYE and National Insurance payments.
According to the Insolvency Office, Vickery was declared bankrupt on February 21 of this year.
The 48-year-old will remain bankrupt for 12 months, it said.
The Sun has approached Vickery's reps for comment.
Vickery also stood down as the director of two of his other companies on the day he was made bankrupt, according to the Mail.
He had reportedly stepped back from two board positions in the weeks prior.
Vickery became well known for his rugby days.
He ran on the pitch for every game of England's Rugby World Cup win in 2003.
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The same year he was made an MBE for the victory.
Vickery played 73 games for England and five for the British & Irish Lions before hanging up his boots in 2010.
Last year, Vickery revealed how he had switched careers since retiring from the rugby field.
