Clive Woodward
Birth name | Clive Ronald Woodward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 January 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ely, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 12 st 8 lb; 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | HMS Conway Naval School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Jayne née Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Part-time pundit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sir Clive Ronald Woodward
Early life
Woodward was born in
According to his autobiography, he applied to do a law degree at Durham University, but was turned down even though he was good enough[1] and instead, he found a job at a London bank (NatWest).[citation needed]
Playing career
His first club was
Rugby coaching career
He returned to the UK in 1990 to start his own IT leasing company and he became coach of the then obscure Henley Hawks, who were promoted to the national leagues. After a short but successful spell of coaching at London Irish. He became assistant coach at Leicester's arch rivals Bath under Andy Robinson.
When Jack Rowell retired as coach of the England team in 1997, Woodward acquired the job.[1] He had the job of transforming the England side from the amateur era into the professional one. Having been quoted as requesting that the press judge him on England's performance at the
England entered the
The England squad had to be re-built after the World Cup success, as a number of senior players retired, including captain Martin Johnson. Meanwhile, talismanic fly-half Jonny Wilkinson was sidelined with long-term injuries which would prevent him playing for England again for almost 4 years. England came third in the 2004 Six Nations, losing to Grand Slam winners France and Triple Crown winners Ireland. His last tour as England coach came shortly afterwards, with an ill-fated tour of New Zealand and Australia. England were beaten by New Zealand in two tests, without scoring a single try, going down 36–3 in the first and 36–12 in the second. The team then went to Australia, where they were beaten 51–15.
In February 2004 he was appointed head coach for the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. The Lions lost the test series 3–0. Woodward's management was criticised by many commentators and players for his initial squad selection, his coaching methods, his handling of the players and the media, his selections on tour – particularly for keeping faith with the England players he knew well – and for not allowing the test team any time to play together before the test series began. He returned from New Zealand with his reputation within rugby severely tarnished.[citation needed]
On 24 October 2011, Woodward was inducted into the
Resignation and football coaching
Woodward's contract with England was due to run until 2007. Following the retirement of key players like
Initially, a move to Southampton Football Club seemed likely, as Woodward was a friend of chairman Rupert Lowe. Lowe discussed this possibility with the club's board on 2 September 2004. However, in his resignation press conference, Woodward said that his intention was to take the Football Association's Grade Two coaching badges after the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand:
- I'm interested in, I intend to do the awards but I may end up coaching Maidenhead under-nines. You have to start at the bottom and I intend to do that.
However, Woodward continued his move into the
Following the departure of Redknapp in December 2005, Woodward was suggested as a possible candidate for the manager's position at the
British Olympic Association
On 6 September 2006 it was announced that Woodward would be returning to sport as the new director of elite performance for the British Olympic Association. This is a role similar to that for which he was believed to be a candidate at his former employers the Rugby Football Union (Rob Andrew was eventually appointed to the position).
In 2007, he was appointed to the board of directors of Leicester Tigers as a non-executive director.[8]
On 6 March 2008, he had the privilege to run with the Olympic torch while going through Russell Square, London.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he acted as Deputy Chef de Mission and undertook a review of practices at the games in preparation for 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
It was announced on 4 October 2012 that Woodward would leave his post as director of sport at the British Olympic Association after six years.[9]
Books
Woodward released his autobiography, Winning!, in 2004. He writes of the triumph of England in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the preparations and celebrations, and of his personal life, his playing and coaching career. In Winning!, Woodward refers to Yehuda Shinar as one of the people who helped to turn the team around and who helped them win the World Cup. A biography of him, Clive Woodward: the biography, written by Alison Kervin, was published six months later.
Charity
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Woodward is an Honorary President of the Wooden Spoon Society, a children's charity that harnesses the support of the rugby world. Woodward played in the annual Gary Player Invitational charity golf tournament to assist golf icon Gary Player raise funds for various children's causes.
Personal life
Clive Woodward is married to Jayne Williams; the couple formerly ran a computer leasing business together. They live near Maidenhead.[10] Woodward was made an Honorary Doctor of Technology (Hon DTech) by his alma mater, Loughborough University in 2004. [11]
International matches as head coach
Note: World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking England was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches
Record by country
Opponent | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Win ratio (%) | For | Against |
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Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 45 | 18 |
Australia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 176 | 272 |
Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 117 | 41 |
Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 45 | 24 |
France | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 247 | 161 |
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 84 | 6 |
Ireland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 226 | 106 |
Italy | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 364 | 80 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 110 | 0 |
New Zealand | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 143 | 298 |
Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 134 | 0 |
Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 35 | 22 |
Scotland | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 218 | 88 |
South Africa | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 217 | 173 |
Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 101 | 10 |
United States
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 154 | 27 |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 111 | 13 |
Wales | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 359 | 151 |
TOTAL | 83 | 59 | 2 | 22 | 71 | 2886 | 1490 |
Honours
- Rugby World Cup
- Five/Six Nations Championship
- Triple Crown
- Calcutta Cup
- Millennium Trophy
- Cook Cup
- Winner: November 2000, November 2001, November 2002, June 2003
- IRB International Coach of the Year
- Winner: 2003
Other honors
- Henley Hawks
- Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
- Winner: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
- Courage South West 1
- Winner: 1992, 1994
- Oxfordshire RFU County Cup
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-340-83630-9.
- ^ "2005 British & Irish Lions Management". British & Irish Lions.
- ^ Awesome England clinch Grand Slam
- ^ England down All Blacks
- ^ England clinch historic victory
- ^ "RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Redknapp and Woodward deny rift". BBC News. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Rugby Union (25 October 2007). "Clive Woodward, Rory Underwood back at Leicester Tigers". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ Owen, David (4 October 2012). "Exclusive: Sir Clive Woodward to leave BOA". insideingames.com. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Nick Greenslade (4 December 2005). "Inside Clive's world". Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "University Honours archive | Graduation | Loughborough University". www.lboro.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.