Clive Woodward
Clive Woodward
Sir Clive Ronald Woodward OBEis an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the England team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also coached the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing the test series 3-0 ...
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Winning the World Cup was the worst thing that ever happened to the England team.
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My resignation has been accepted. I was happy to stay for the tests in the autumn but it was agreed that it would make for a smoother transition of responsibility if I withdrew my position with immediate effect,
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In my opinion it is a pretty horrendous tackle and it has put him out for a long time.
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I saw the same tapes that the citing commission would have seen and to me there was plenty of evidence,
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I only heard last night that it (a citing) might happen and it was confirmed this morning,
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I'm delighted that Steve Hansen is picking a very good Wales team. Man for man they are a very strong side and I fully expect that our players will have a very tough test on Saturday.
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I had a long and positive chat with Jason this morning when he told me of his decision,
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Paul is the best player and I am mindful we've had no training time at all since the World Cup. To throw in Ollie Barkley or Alex King with no preparation would be a big call, especially playing away from home.
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He's an example to all the squad on and off the field and, like me, he's really looking forward to Saturday.
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We did not play as well as we could or should have last night, but I am in no doubt we can beat New Zealand. Gareth's leadership will be central to meeting that challenge.
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Our success has not been a continual series of victories. We have had a number of devastating setbacks; how these are handled is the making of a great team... winning does not happen in straight lines.
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'Concentrate on measuring performance and winning will take care of itself'. That is a brilliant excuse for coming second...
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Captain and coach must be seen to be banging the same drum.
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You don't get lucky in sport.