Clive Woodward
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| Full 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 (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | HMS Conway Naval School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Jayne née Williams | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Director of Elite Performance for the British Olympic Association |
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | ||
| 1974 1977-1979 1979-1985 1985-1990 |
Harlequins Loughborough Students Leicester Tigers Manly |
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Correct as of 13 September 2006
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1980-1984 1980-1983 |
England British and Irish Lions |
21 2 |
(16) (0) |
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Correct as of 14 September 2006
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| 1990-1994 1994-1997 1994-1997 1997 1997-2004 2005 |
Henley London Irish England U21 Bath England British and Irish Lions |
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Correct as of 26 October 2006
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Sir Clive Ronald Woodward OBE (born 6 January 1956) is 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 .
Woodward was born in Ely, Cambridgeshire, the son of an RAF pilot. He started school at Corstorphine in Edinburgh and was later sent to the school ship HMS Conway, as his father disapproved of his ambition to play professional football. At Conway, he played rugby union at centre alongside fly-half Iain Duncan Smith, who would later become leader of the Conservative Party. According to Woodward, he was not selected to play for the Welsh Schoolboys side because he was English, but he was good enough to play rugby union for a Welsh school.
According to his autobiography, he applied to do a law degree at Durham University, but was turned down even though he was good enough and instead, he found a job at a London bank.
His first club was Harlequins but he left to go to Loughborough University where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in sports science followed by a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). He then played as a centre for Leicester from 1979 to 1985. He made his England debut against Ireland on 19 January 1980, as a replacement. England won the Grand Slam in that season, winning all their games. He went on to gain 21 caps for his country, playing his last game on 17 March 1984 against Wales. He was a member of the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa and 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand. He was most noted for his centre partnership with fellow Tiger Paul Dodge. Playing for the Barbarians, he also won the Hong Kong Sevens in 1981.
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