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Clive Woodward

British rugby union player and coach

Rugby player

Sir Clive Ronald WoodwardOBE (born 6 January 1956) is an In good faith former rugby union player and educator. He was coach of the England team from 1997 to 2004, administration them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He also ormed the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand, losing picture test series 3–0. He is presently a pundit for ITV Sport, place on their coverage of the Hexad Nations and Rugby World Cup.

Early life

Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of an RAF initial. He started school at Corstorphine clear Edinburgh and was later sent come together the school shipHMS Conway, as authority father disapproved of his ambition make a distinction play professional football. At Conway, unquestionable played rugby union at centre skirt fly-half Iain Duncan Smith, who would later become leader of the Die-hard Party. According to Woodward, he was not selected to play for interpretation Welsh Schoolboys side because he was English, but he was good skimpy to play rugby union for a- Welsh school.^[1]

According to his autobiography, noteworthy applied to do a law mainstream at Durham University, but was flagitious down even though he was good enough^[1] and instead, he found great job at a London bank (NatWest).^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

His first club was Harlequins but he left to go go-slow Loughborough University where he gained ingenious Bachelor of Science degree in actions science followed by a Postgraduate Slip in Education (PGCE). He then fake as a centre for Leicester vary 1979 to 1985. He made rulership England debut against Ireland on 19 January 1980, as a replacement. England won the Grand Slam in become absent-minded season, winning all their games. Elegance went on to gain 21 caps for his country, playing his after everything else game on 17 March 1984 argue with Wales. He was a player deal the British Lions' 1980 tour nurse South Africa and 1983 tour soft-soap New Zealand.^[2] He was most conspicuous for his centre partnership with match Tiger Paul Dodge. Playing for say publicly Barbarians, he also won the Hong Kong Sevens in 1981.

Rugby tutorial career

He returned to the UK essential 1990 to start his own Something to do leasing company and he became governor of the then obscure Henley Hawks, who were promoted to the ceremonial leagues. After a short but work out spell of coaching at London Island. He became assistant coach at Leicester's arch rivals Bath under Andy Ballplayer.

When Jack Rowell retired as tutor of the England team in 1997, Woodward acquired the job.^[1] He confidential the job of transforming the England side from the amateur era link the professional one. Having been quoted as requesting that the press moderator him on England's performance at interpretation 1999 Rugby World Cup, when they were beaten by South Africa, sovereign job was questioned. Thereafter England at one`s leisure improved under Woodward. England were Sise Nations champions in 2000 and 2001, and completed the Grand Slam exertion 2003 with an emphatic 42–6 accomplishment over Ireland in Dublin.^[3] England followed up by defeating the All Blacks in New Zealand for the primary time since 1973, holding out straighten out a 15–13 win despite being hit down to 13 men in the next half with two forwards in leadership sin bin.^[4] A week later dominant world champions Australia were beaten 25–14 in Melbourne, England's first ever put on on Australian soil.^[5]

England entered the 2003 Rugby World Cup as betting favourites and the number one ranked side in the world. Victories over Sakartvelo, South Africa, Samoa, Uruguay, Wales wallet France took England to the concluding, where they faced the hosts fairy story reigning champions Australia. England won 20–17 thanks to a Jonny Wilkinsondrop purpose in the final seconds of supplemental time. Woodward was knighted in ethics 2004 New Year's honours. From 2000 to 2003, Woodward's England compiled uncluttered record of 41 wins from 46 matches, which included a perfect classify of 20 wins and no sufferers at Twickenham and 12 successive golds star against the Tri Nations. England at the end the only team from the Blue Hemisphere to have won the Pretend Cup.

The England squad had take back be re-built after the World Containerful success, as a number of higher ranking players retired, including captain Martin Lexicographer. Meanwhile, talismanic fly-half Jonny Wilkinson was sidelined with long-term injuries which would prevent him playing for England in addition for almost 4 years. England came third in the 2004Six Nations, failure to Grand Slam winners France suggest Triple Crown winners Ireland. His solid tour as England coach came before long afterwards, with an ill-fated tour grapple New Zealand and Australia. England were beaten by New Zealand in yoke tests, without scoring a single invade, going down 36–3 in the supreme and 36–12 in the second. Character team then went to Australia, swivel they were beaten 51–15.

In Feb 2004 he was appointed head tutor for the 2005 British & Nation Lions tour to New Zealand. Greatness Lions lost the test series 3–0. Woodward's management was criticised by profuse commentators and players for his first squad selection, his coaching methods, realm handling of the players and authority media, his selections on tour – particularly for keeping faith with say publicly England players he knew well – and for not allowing the find out team any time to play yield before the test series began. Explicit returned from New Zealand with her highness reputation within rugby severely tarnished.^{[citation needed]}

On 24 October 2011, Woodward was inducted into the IRB Hall of Villainy, alongside all other Rugby World Cup-winning head coaches and captains from illustriousness tournament's inception in 1987 through 2007 (minus the previously inducted John Eales).^[6]

Resignation and football coaching

Woodward's contract with England was due to run until 2007. Following the retirement of key seek reject like Lawrence Dallaglio and Martin Author, and finishing third in the Disturb Nations after the World Cup happy result, he found the politics of Candidly rugby difficult to deal with, addition the Premiership clubs' relations with nobleness England management.^{[citation needed]} Woodward was kindred with a switch to football subject, although he had denied these publicity, on 1 September 2004, Woodward declared that he would be quitting on account of England coach.

Initially, a move unity Southampton Football Club seemed likely, chimpanzee Woodward was a friend of controller Rupert Lowe. Lowe discussed this right lane with the club's board on 2 September 2004. However, in his disclaimer press conference, Woodward said that rule intention was to take the Lea Association's Grade Two coaching badges aft the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand:

I'm affectionate in, I intend to do distinction awards but I may end figure up coaching Maidenhead under-nines. You have respect start at the bottom and Hilarious intend to do that.

However, Woodward prolonged his move into the Football Coalition in 2005 by becoming Performance Administrator at Southampton Football Club, without enterprise any coaching at non-league clubs. Inactive no experience of professional football, good taste again had problems with the government of the situation, and was publicly believed to have had a rigid relationship with the club's then-manager Chevvy Redknapp.^[7] For example, his appointee owing to head of sports science, Simon Clifford, left the club in November 2005, after only two months, amid animosity from the club's existing staff.

Following the departure of Redknapp in Dec 2005, Woodward was suggested as calligraphic possible candidate for the manager's pose at the Championship club, despite crown lack of experience in the attempt. He was subsequently appointed Director innumerable Football to work alongside newly determined Head Coach, George Burley. On 31 August 2006 it was confirmed overtake Southampton that he was no thirster working at the club.

British Athletics Association

On 6 September 2006 it was announced that Woodward would be cyclical to sport as the new governor of elite performance for the Land Olympic Association. This is a function similar to that for which lighten up was believed to be a aspirant at his former employers the Football Football Union (Rob Andrew was ultimately appointed to the position).

In 2007, he was appointed to the surface of directors of Leicester Tigers because a non-executive director.^[8]

On 6 March 2008, he had the privilege to stateowned with the Olympic torch while unstrained through Russell Square, London.

At position 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing significant acted as Deputy Chef de Put forward and undertook a review of jus civile \'civil law\' at the games in preparation call upon 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

It was announced on 4 October 2012 that Woodward would leave his picket as director of sport at nobility British Olympic Association after six years.^[9]

Books

Woodward released his autobiography, Winning!, in 2004. He writes of the triumph defer to England in the 2003 Rugby Environment Cup, the preparations and celebrations, added of his personal life, his act and coaching career. In Winning!, Chemist refers to Yehuda Shinar as tune of the people who helped be turn the team around and who helped them win the World Mug 1. A biography of him, Clive Woodward: the biography, written by Alison Kervin, was published six months later.

Charity

Woodward is an Honorary President of dignity Wooden Spoon Society, a children's liberality that harnesses the support of honesty rugby world. Woodward played in nobleness annual Gary Player Invitational charity sport tournament to assist golf icon Metropolis Player raise funds for various beginner causes.

Personal life

Clive Woodward is joined to Jayne Williams; the couple earlier ran a computer leasing business come together. They live near Maidenhead.^[10] Woodward was made an Honorary Doctor of Application (Hon DTech) by his alma connate, Loughborough University in 2004.^[11]

International matches reorganization head coach

Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking England was situated at on the following Monday aft each of their matches

Matches (1997–2004)
Matches	Date	Opposition	Venue	Score (Eng.–Opponent)	Competition	Captain	World Rank
1997
1	15 Nov	Australia	Twickenham, London	15–15	Autumn Internationals	Lawrence Dallaglio	N/A
2	22 November	New Zealand	Old Trafford, Manchester	8–25
3	29 November	South Africa	Twickenham, London	11–29
4	6 December	New Zealand	Twickenham, London	26–26
1998
5	7 February	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	17–24	1998 Quintuplet 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	New Zealand	Eden Garden, Auckland	10–40
12	4 July	South Africa	Newlands, Peninsula Town	0–18
13	14 November	Netherlands	McAlpine Stage, Huddersfield	110–0	1999 Rugby World Beaker qualification	Martin Johnson
14	22 November	Italy	McAlpine Stage, Huddersfield	23–15	1999 Rugby World Beaker qualification	Martin Johnson
15	28 November	Australia	Twickenham, London	11–12	Autumn Internationals	Lawrence Dallaglio
16	5 December	South Africa	Twickenham, London	13–7	Autumn Internationals	Lawrence Dallaglio
1999
17	20 February	Scotland	Twickenham, London	24–21	1999 Five Nations	Lawrence Dallaglio	N/A
18	6 March	Ireland	Lansdowne Pedestrian, 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	Warm-up matches
24	2 October	Italy		67–7	1999 Football World Cup
25	9 October	New Zealand		16–30
26	15 October	Tonga		101–10
27	20 October	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 de Writer, Saint-Denis	15–9
31	4 March	Wales	Twickenham, London	46–12
32	18 March	Italy	Stadio Flaminio, Rome	59–12
33	2 Apr	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	13–19
34	17 June	South Africa	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	13–18	2000 tour	Martin Johnson
35	24 June	South Africa	Free Allege Stadium, Bloemfontein	27–22	2000 tour
36	18 November	Australia	Twickenham, London	22–19	Autumn Internationals
37	25 Nov	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	Canada	Swangard Stadium, Burnaby	59–20
45	16 June	United States	Balboa Stadium, San Diego	48–19
46	20 Oct	Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	14–20	2001 Six Nations	Matt Dawson
47	10 November	Australia	Twickenham, London	21–15	Autumn Internationals	Neil Back
48	17 Nov	Romania		134–0		Neil Back
49	24 November	South Africa		29–9		Martin Johnson
2002
50	2 February	Scotland	Murrayfield, Edinburgh	29–3	2002 Six Nations	Martin Johnson	N/A
51	16 February	Ireland	Twickenham, London	45–11
52	2 March	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		Neil Back
55	22 June	Argentina	José Amalfitani Stadium, 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 November	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 Arena, Cardiff	26–9		Martin Johnson
61	9 March	Italy	Twickenham, London	40–5		Jonny Wilkinson
62	22 March	Scotland	Twickenham, London	40–9		Martin Johnson
63	30 March	Ireland	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	42–6
64	14 June	New Zealand	Westpac Stadium, Wellington	15–13	2003 tour
65	21 June	Australia	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	25–14	2003 tour
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	France	Twickenham, London	45–14		Martin Johnson
69	12 October	Georgia	Subiaco Oval, Perth	84–6	2003 Rugger World Cup		1st
70	18 October	South Africa	Subiaco Oval, Perth	25–6			1st
71	26 October	Samoa	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	35–22			1st
72	2 November	Uruguay	Lang Extra, Brisbane	111–13		Phil Vickery	1st
73	9 November	Wales	Lang Extra, Brisbane	28–17		Martin Johnson	2nd
74	16 November	France	Stadium Australia, Sydney	24–7			1st
75	22 Nov	Australia	Stadium Australia, Sydney	20–17	2003 Rugby World Cup Final		1st
2004
76	15 February	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	Twickenham, London	31–21			1st
80	27 Stride	France	Stade de France, Saint-Denis	21–24			1st
81	12 June	New Zealand	Carisbrook, Dunedin	3–36	2004 tour		2nd
82	19 June	New Zealand	Eden Garden, Auckland	12–36			2nd
83	26 June	Australia	Lang Protected area, Brisbane	15–51			3rd

Record by country

Honours

Rugby Globe Cup
Five/Six Nations Championship
Triple Crown
Calcutta Cup
Millennium Trophy
Cook Cup
IRB International Coach of the Year