One of the most important messages I drove to the England team I coached was ‘TCUP’ … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England set the bar by binning aimless kicking and attacking France with verve – but this is the one MAJOR question Steve Borthwick must answer to prove he is the right man to lead them forwardRead more
England’s 2026 Six Nations campaign was their worst ever. But I don’t see only doom and … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Lay down the law to showboating Henry Pollock, forget the World Cup, get Jonny Wilkinson to fix Fin Smith and pick these new players: My nine-point plan to save England – and Steve Borthwick’s jobRead more
The release of the RFU’s findings following their review into England’s poor Six Nations campaign was … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The results of England’s brainless Six Nations review prove it was a complete waste of time. This is the line about Steve Borthwick that pained me the most – and what the review SHOULD have coveredRead more
Bath’s Champions Cup semi-final defeat by Bordeaux on Sunday means there will be no PREM Rugby … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Why English rugby chiefs should be concerned… and the one defining difference between Bath and BordeauxRead more
As a coach, sometimes you see something in a young player which makes you stop and … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Why sensational Noah Caluori must start for England against South Africa this summer – and what I see in him that I saw in Jonny Wilkinson 30 years agoRead more
It has now been more than a month since England brought the curtain down on what … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Every England fan should be worried about what’s going on in the shadows at the RFU – Steve Borthwick is being dragged through hell and this will only end one wayRead more
There is a more-than-enthusiastic welcome when the front door opens at Lewis Moody’s family home on … LEWIS MOODY meets SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: You’re told it’s the end of the world. I feel down when I think of things I’ll miss with my kids – I’ve recorded my voice in case it goes. But I feel lucky, like I’ve been handed a baton by Doddie and Rob to fight MNDRead more
From a business point of view, I can totally understand why PREM Rugby bosses chose to … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The dull, jeopardy-free PREM has played with fire by scrapping relegation. Here’s the proof that it’s already hurting our clubs – and what the league must do before it’s too lateRead more
It has now been more than a month since England brought the curtain down on what … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Every England fan should be worried about what’s going on in the shadows at the RFU – Steve Borthwick is being dragged through hell and this will only end one wayRead more
One of the most important messages I drove to the England team I coached was ‘TCUP’ … SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England set the bar by binning aimless kicking and attacking France with verve – but this is the one MAJOR question Steve Borthwick must answer to prove he is the right man to lead them forwardRead more
