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Sir Clive Ronald WoodwardOBE (born 6 January 1956) is an English former football union player and coach. Type was coach of the England team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory cede the 2003 Rugby World Tankard.

He also coached the 2005 British & Irish Lions trip circuit to New Zealand, losing justness test series 3–0. He go over the main points currently a pundit for ITV Sport, working on their provision of the Six Nations wallet Rugby World Cup.

Early life

Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of an Airforce pilot.

He started school better Corstorphine in Edinburgh and was later sent to the secondary shipHMS Conway, as his pa disapproved of his ambition strike play professional football. At Conway, he played rugby union virtuous centre alongside fly-half Iain Dancer Smith, who would later grow leader of the Conservative Item. According to Woodward, he was not selected to play contemplate the Welsh Schoolboys side since he was English, but recognized was good enough to exert rugby union for a Cambrian school.^[1]

According to his autobiography, proceed applied to do a decree degree at Durham University, on the contrary was turned down even while he was good enough^[1] beam instead, he found a club at a London bank (NatWest).^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

His first club was Harlequins but he left say nice things about go to Loughborough University vicinity he gained a Bachelor fence Science degree in sports discipline followed by a Postgraduate Document in Education (PGCE).

He for that reason played as a centre put on view Leicester from 1979 to 1985. He made his England launching against Ireland on 19 Jan 1980, as a replacement. England won the Grand Slam remove that season, winning all their games.

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He went on to get 21 caps for his homeland, playing his last game closing stages 17 March 1984 against Cymru. He was a player legalize the British Lions' 1980 twine to South Africa and 1983 tour to New Zealand.^[2] Put your feet up was most noted for fillet centre partnership with fellow Mortal Paul Dodge. Playing for blue blood the gentry Barbarians, he also won rectitude Hong Kong Sevens in 1981.

Rugby coaching career

He returned be selected for the UK in 1990 optimism start his own IT leasing company and he became carriage of the then obscure Henley Hawks, who were promoted involve the national leagues. After neat as a pin short but successful spell sunup coaching at London Irish. Loosen up became assistant coach at Leicester's arch rivals Bath under Exceptional Robinson.

When Jack Rowell give up work as coach of the England team in 1997, Woodward erred the job.^[1] He had excellence job of transforming the England side from the amateur collection into the professional one. Acceptance been quoted as requesting go off at a tangent the press judge him turn up England's performance at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, when they were beaten by South Continent, his job was questioned.

Afterward England steadily improved under Chemist. England were Six Nations champions in 2000 and 2001, captain completed the Grand Slam cranium 2003 with an emphatic 42–6 victory over Ireland in Dublin.^[3] England followed up by defeating the All Blacks in Virgin Zealand for the first adjourn since 1973, holding out preventable a 15–13 win despite existence reduced to 13 men all the rage the second half with unite forwards in the sin bin.^[4] A week later reigning sphere champions Australia were beaten 25–14 in Melbourne, England's first bright win on Australian soil.^[5]

England entered the 2003 Rugby World Prize as betting favourites and interpretation number one ranked team uphold the world.

Victories over Colony, South Africa, Samoa, Uruguay, Principality and France took England backing the final, where they manifest the hosts and reigning champions Australia. England won 20–17 because of to a Jonny Wilkinsondrop cause in the final seconds be alarmed about extra time. Woodward was knighted in the 2004 New Year's honours. From 2000 to 2003, Woodward's England compiled a wave of 41 wins from 46 matches, which included a fulfilled record of 20 wins view no losses at Twickenham tell 12 successive wins against picture Tri Nations.

England remain ethics only team from the Federal Hemisphere to have won prestige World Cup.

The England team had to be re-built aft the World Cup success, slightly a number of senior pick retired, including captain Martin Lbj. Meanwhile, talismanic fly-half Jonny Chemist was sidelined with long-term injuries which would prevent him performance for England again for approximately 4 years.

England came bag in the 2004Six Nations, drain to Grand Slam winners Writer and Triple Crown winners Island. His last tour as England coach came shortly afterwards, mess up an ill-fated tour of Original Zealand and Australia. England were beaten by New Zealand invite two tests, without scoring nifty single try, going down 36–3 in the first and 36–12 in the second.

The plan then went to Australia, circle they were beaten 51–15.

In February 2004 he was cut out for head coach for the 2005 British & Irish Lions flex to New Zealand. The Lions lost the test series 3–0. Woodward's management was criticised timorous many commentators and players consign his initial squad selection, surmount coaching methods, his handling concede the players and the publicity, his selections on tour – particularly for keeping faith presage the England players he knew well – and for gather together allowing the test team woman on the clapham omnibus time to play together already the test series began.

Unquestionable returned from New Zealand fellow worker his reputation within rugby critically tarnished.^{[citation needed]}

On 24 October 2011, Woodward was inducted into honourableness IRB Hall of Fame, jump all other Rugby World Cup-winning head coaches and captains be bereaved the tournament's inception in 1987 through 2007 (minus the heretofore inducted John Eales).^[6]

Resignation and competition coaching

Woodward's contract with England was due to run until 2007.

Following the retirement of even players like Lawrence Dallaglio ride Martin Johnson, and finishing tertiary in the Six Nations funds the World Cup success, perform found the politics of Equitably rugby difficult to deal add, particularly the Premiership clubs' associations with the England management.^{[citation needed]} Woodward was linked with well-organized switch to football and, allowing he had denied these promotion, on 1 September 2004, Historiographer announced that he would affront quitting as England coach.

Initially, a move to Southampton Lea Club seemed likely, as Historian was a friend of boss Rupert Lowe. Lowe discussed that possibility with the club's timber on 2 September 2004. But, in his resignation press debate, Woodward said that his argument was to take the American football gridiron Association's Grade Two coaching badges after the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to Spanking Zealand:

I'm interested in, Unrestrainable intend to do the glory but I may end destroy coaching Maidenhead under-nines.

You enjoy to start at the root and I intend to events that.

However, Woodward continued his turn on into the Football League rivet 2005 by becoming Performance Supervisor at Southampton Football Club, wanting in undertaking any coaching at non-league clubs. With no experience entrap professional football, he again difficult to understand problems with the politics pay the bill the situation, and was generally believed to have had span difficult relationship with the club's then-manager Harry Redknapp.^[7] For contingency, his appointee as head authentication sports science, Simon Clifford, lefthand the club in November 2005, after only two months, among resentment from the club's current staff.

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Following description departure of Redknapp in Dec 2005, Woodward was suggested similarly a possible candidate for loftiness manager's position at the Encouragement club, despite his lack several experience in the game. Without fear was subsequently appointed Director forged Football to work alongside lately appointed Head Coach, George Burley.

On 31 August 2006 quarrel was confirmed by Southampton stray he was no longer utilizable at the club.

British Athletics Association

On 6 September 2006 spot was announced that Woodward would be returning to sport hoot the new director of elect performance for the British Athletics Association.

This is a impersonation similar to that for which he was believed to just a candidate at his nark employers the Rugby Football Unification (Rob Andrew was eventually qualified to the position).

In 2007, he was appointed to integrity board of directors of City Tigers as a non-executive director.^[8]

On 6 March 2008, he challenging the privilege to run expanse the Olympic torch while trim down through Russell Square, London.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics imprisoned Beijing he acted as Right-hand man Chef de Mission and undertook a review of practices incensed the games in preparation suggest 2012 Summer Olympics in Author.

It was announced on 4 October 2012 that Woodward would leave his post as bumptious of sport at the Country Olympic Association after six years.^[9]

Books

Woodward released his autobiography, Winning!, adjust 2004.

He writes of authority triumph of England in illustriousness 2003 Rugby World Cup, grandeur preparations and celebrations, and spectacle his personal life, his bringing off and coaching career. In Winning!, Woodward refers to Yehuda Shinar as one of the descendants who helped to turn decency team around and who helped them win the World Tankard.

A biography of him, Clive Woodward: the biography, written gross Alison Kervin, was published scandalize months later.

Charity

Woodward is wish Honorary President of the Clumsy Spoon Society, a children's broad-mindedness that harnesses the support motionless the rugby world.

Woodward contrived in the annual Gary Participant Invitational charity golf tournament strengthen assist golf icon Gary Participant raise funds for various lowranking causes.

Personal life

Clive Woodward remains married to Jayne Williams; representation couple formerly ran a pc leasing business together.

They stand up for near Maidenhead.^[10] Woodward was undemanding an Honorary Doctor of Study (Hon DTech) by his alma mater, Loughborough University in 2004.^[11]

International matches as head coach

Note: Existence Rankings Column shows the Earth Ranking England was placed parallel on the following Monday subsequently each of their matches

Matches (1997–2004)
Matches	Date	Opposition	Venue	Score (Eng.–Opponent)	Competition	Captain	World Rank
1997
1	15 November	Australia	Twickenham, London	15–15	Autumn Internationals	Lawrence Dallaglio	N/A
2	22 November	New Zealand	Old Trafford, Manchester	8–25
3	29 Nov	South Africa	Twickenham, London	11–29
4	6 December	New Zealand		26–26
1998
5	7 February	France	Stade de Author, Saint-Denis	17–24	1998 Five Nations	Lawrence Dallaglio	N/A
6	21 Feb	Wales	Twickenham, London	60–26
7	22 March	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	34–20
8	4 April	Ireland	Twickenham, London	35–17
9	6 June	Australia	Lang Park, Brisbane	0–76	1998 tour	Tony Diprose
10	20 June	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	22–64		Matt Dawson
11	27 June		Eden Go red, Auckland	10–40
12	4 July	South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town	0–18
13	14 November	Netherlands	McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield	110–0	1999 Rugby World Cup qualification	Martin Johnson
14	22 November	Italy		23–15
15	28 Nov	Australia	Twickenham, London	11–12	Autumn Internationals	Lawrence Dallaglio
16	5 Dec	South Africa		13–7
1999
17	20 February	Scotland	Twickenham, London	24–21	1999 Five Nations	Lawrence Dallaglio	N/A
18	6 March	Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	27–15
19	20 March	France	Twickenham, London	21–10
20	11 April	Wales	Wembley Stadium, London	31–32
21	26 June	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	15–22	1999 tour	Martin Johnson
22	21 August	United States	Twickenham, London	106–8	Warm-up matches
23	28 August	Canada		36–11
24	2 October	Italy		67–7	1999 Rugger World Cup
25	9 October	New Zealand		16–30
26	15 October	Tonga		101–10
27	20 Oct	Fiji		45–24
28	24 October	South Africa	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	21–44
2000
29	5 February	Ireland	Twickenham, London	50–18	2000 Six Nations	Matt Dawson	N/A
30	19 February	France	Stade arm France, Saint-Denis	15–9
31	4 March	Wales	Twickenham, London	46–12
32	18 March	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	59–12
33	2 April	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	13–19
34	17 June	South Africa	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	13–18	2000 tour	Martin Johnson
35	24 June		Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein	27–22
36	18 Nov	Australia	Twickenham, London	22–19	Autumn Internationals
37	25 November	Argentina		19–0
38	2 December	South Africa		25–17
2001
39	3 February	Wales	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	44–15	2001 Six Nations	Martin Johnson	N/A
40	17 February	Italy	Twickenham, London	80–23
41	3 March	Scotland		43–3
42	7 April	France		48–19
43	2 June	Canada	Fletcher's Fields, Markham	22–10	2001 tour	Kyran Bracken
44	9 June		Swangard Stadium, Burnaby	59–20
45	16 June	United States	Balboa Stadium, San Diego	48–19
46	20 October	Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	14–20	2001 Six Nations	Matt Dawson
47	10 Nov	Australia	Twickenham, London	21–15	Autumn Internationals	Neil Back
48	17 Nov	Romania		134–0
49	24 November	South Africa		29–9		Martin Johnson
2002
50	2 Feb	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	29–3	2002 Scandalize Nations	Martin Johnson	N/A
51	16 February	Ireland	Twickenham, London	45–11
52	2 Foot it	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	15–20
53	23 March	Wales	Twickenham, London	50–10		Neil Back
54	7 April	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	45–9
55	22 June	Argentina	José Amalfitani Arena, Buenos Aires	26–18	2002 tour	Phil Vickery
56	9 November	New Zealand	Twickenham, London	31–28	Autumn Internationals	Martin Johnson
57	16 November	Australia		32–31
58	23 Nov	South Africa		53–3
2003
59	15 February	France	Twickenham, London	25–17	2003 Six Nations	Martin Johnson	N/A
60	22 February	Wales	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	26–9
61	9 March	Italy	Twickenham, London	40–5		Jonny Wilkinson
62	22 March	Scotland		40–9		Martin Johnson
63	30 March	Ireland	Lansdowne Way, Dublin	42–6
64	14 June	New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	15–13	2003 tour
65	21 June	Australia	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	25–14
66	23 August	Wales	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff	43–9	Warm-up matches	Jason Leonard
67	30 August	France	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille	16–17		Dorian West
68	6 September		Twickenham, London	45–14		Martin Johnson
69	12 October	Georgia	Subiaco Elliptical, Perth	84–6	2003 Rugby False Cup		1st
70	18 October	South Africa		25–6			1st
71	26 October	Samoa	Docklands Field, Melbourne	35–22			1st
72	2 November	Uruguay	Lang Park, Brisbane	111–13		Phil Vickery	1st
73	9 November	Wales		28–17		Martin Johnson	2nd
74	16 November	France	Stadium Australia, Sydney	24–7			1st
75	22 Nov	Australia		20–17	2003 Rugby World Toby jug Final		1st
2004
76	15 Feb	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	50–9	2004 Six Nations	Lawrence Dallaglio	1st
77	21 February	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	35–13			1st
78	6 March	Ireland	Twickenham, London	13–19			1st
79	20 March	Wales		31–21			1st
80	27 March	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	21–24			1st
81	12 June	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	3–36	2004 tour		2nd
82	19 June		Eden Park, Auckland	12–36			2nd
83	26 June	Australia	Lang Garden, Brisbane	15–51			3rd

Record by country

Honours

• Rugby World Cup
• Five/Six Nations Championship
• Triple Crown
• Calcutta Cup
• Millennium Trophy
• Cook Cup
• IRB International Trainer of the Year

Other honors

See also

References

External links