After winning the Rugby World Cup with New Zealand, he went to jail or nearly died from drug and gambling addictions.

Former All Blacks star Zach Gilford has been released from a fall from grace after years of drug and gambling addiction.

Guildford, 33, won the Rugby World Cup in 2011, making 11 appearances. new zealand rugby team.

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However, he opens up about his time as an addict, detailing his enormous struggles with drugs, alcohol, and gambling.

He told NewsHub, “Either I go to jail, which I don’t want to go to, or I die, or I start my life over.

“And I still don’t want to die, I don’t want to go to jail, and I often thought that this (drinking) was the only option left.”

following him World Cup Victory Guildford fell into a gambling pit, stealing over £95,000 from friends and family and selling his World Cup winner’s medal to finance his addiction.

Earlier this year, Guildford was convicted of fraud and sentenced to nine months of home detention.

He made unauthorized transactions of about £38,000 from his grandpa’s bank account to his own, and swindled friends out of more than £55,000.

His family called the police following a transaction from his grandfather’s account, and upon arrest, Guilford took his own life to avoid public disclosure of his personal life. I tried to steal it.

He was hospitalized for three days and recovered, stating:

“I didn’t know what to do and I let my grandpa down.”

He revealed that he had “lost everything” to gambling, even admitting to losing over £23,000 on a single bet.

But after evading prison, Guildford hopes to get his life back on track.

“I’m sober. The last time I touched alcohol was March 16th, and Class A drugs were shortly before that. It was early March, and gambling stopped it on April 17th.” ” he revealed.

Regarding the detrimental effects the addiction had on him, he added:

“It doesn’t need a prisoner, it takes everything away from you, strips you of your worth, your worth, everything you used to be, and leaves you alone and naked.

“It’s a pretty difficult place to come back from.”