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{{short description|British rugby union player and coach}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = [[Sir]]<br />Clive Woodward <br /> {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}}
| image = Clive Woodward.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Clive Ronald Woodward
| birth_place = [[Ely, Cambridgeshire]], England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| weight = {{convert|80|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on|order=flip}}
| ru_position = [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]
| amatyears1 = 1974      | amatteam1 = [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]
| amatyears2 = 1977–1979 | amatteam2 = [[Loughborough Students RUFC|Loughborough]]
| amatyears3 = 1979–1985 | amatteam3 = [[Leicester Tigers]]
| amatyears4 = 1985–1990 | amatteam4 = [[Manly RUFC|Manly]]
| ru_amupdate = 13 September 2006
| repyears1 = 1980–1984 | repteam1 = [[England national rugby union team|England]]    | repcaps1 = 21 | reppoints1 = 16
| repyears2 = 1980, 1983 | repteam2 = [[British & Irish Lions]] | repcaps2 = 2  | reppoints2 = 0 
| ru_ntupdate = 14 September 2006
| coachyears1 = 1990–1994 | coachteams1 = [[Henley Hawks|Henley]]
| coachyears2 = 1994–1997 | coachteams2 = [[London Irish]]
| coachyears3 = 1994–1997 | coachteams3 = [[England national under-21 rugby union team|England U21]]
| coachyears4 = 1997      | coachteams4 = [[Bath Rugby|Bath]]
| coachyears5 = 1997–2004 | coachteams5 = [[England national rugby union team|England]]
| coachyears6 = 2005      | coachteams6 = [[British & Irish Lions]]
| ru_coachupdate = 26 October 2006
| occupation = Part-time pundit
<!--| spouse = Lady (Jane) Woodward-->
| relatives =
| school = [[HMS Conway (school ship)|HMS Conway Naval School]]
| university = [[Loughborough University]]
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|01|6|df=yes}}
}}

'''Sir Clive Ronald Woodward''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 6 January 1956) is an English former [[rugby union]] player and [[coach (sport)|coach]]. He was coach of the {{Nrut|England}} team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]]. He also coached the [[2005 British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand]], losing the test series 3–0. He is currently a pundit for [[ITV Sport]], working on their coverage of the [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] and [[Rugby World Cup]].

==Early life==
Woodward was born in [[Ely, Cambridgeshire]], the son of an [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] pilot. He started school at [[Corstorphine]] in Edinburgh and was later sent to the [[school ship]] [[HMS Conway (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 (UK)|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.<ref name="Woodward 2004 479">{{cite book
  | last = Woodward
  | first = Clive
  | title = Winning!
  | publisher = Hodder & Stroughton
  | year = 2004
  | location = Great Britain
  | page = 479
  | isbn = 978-0-340-83630-9}}</ref>

According to his autobiography, he applied to do a law degree at [[Durham University]], but was turned down even though he was good enough<ref name="Woodward 2004 479"/> and instead, he found a job at a London bank (NatWest).{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
[[File:Knights Bachelor Insignia.png|thumb|left|upright|Insignia of '''Knight Bachelor''']]

== Playing career ==
His first club was [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]] but he left to go to [[Loughborough University]] where he gained a Bachelor of Science [[academic degree|degree]] in [[sports science]] followed by a [[Postgraduate Certificate in Education]] (PGCE). He then played as a centre for [[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]] from 1979 to 1985. He made his [[England national rugby union team|England]] debut against {{Nrut|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 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] for his country, playing his last game on 17 March 1984 against Wales. He was a player on the British Lions' [[1980 British Lions tour to South Africa|1980 tour to South Africa]] and [[1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand|1983 tour to New Zealand]].<ref name = "loins_tours">{{cite news  | url= http://www.lions-tour.com/the-lions/the-management-2/2005-management-team/|title= 2005 British & Irish Lions Management | publisher= British & Irish Lions  }}</ref> 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.

== 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 Rugby|Bath]] under [[Andy Robinson]].

When [[Jack Rowell]] retired as coach of the England team in 1997, Woodward acquired the job.<ref name="Woodward 2004 479"/>
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 [[1999 Rugby World Cup]], when they were beaten by South Africa, his job was questioned. Thereafter England steadily improved under Woodward. England were [[Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]] champions in [[2000 Six Nations Championship|2000]] and [[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001]], and completed the Grand Slam in [[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]] with an emphatic 42–6 victory over Ireland in Dublin.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2892271.stm Awesome England clinch Grand Slam]</ref> England followed up by defeating the [[All Blacks]] in New Zealand for the first time since 1973, holding out for a 15–13 win despite being reduced to 13 men in the second half with two forwards in the [[sin bin]].<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/2982490.stm England down All Blacks]</ref> A week later reigning world champions Australia were beaten 25–14 in Melbourne, England's first ever win on Australian soil.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/3009150.stm England clinch historic victory]</ref>

England entered the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] as betting favourites and the number one ranked team in the world. Victories over {{Nrut|Georgia}}, {{Nrut|South Africa}}, {{Nrut|Samoa}}, {{Nrut|Uruguay}}, {{Nrut|Wales}} and {{Nrut|France}} took England to the final, where they faced the hosts and reigning champions {{Nrut|Australia}}. England won 20–17 thanks to a [[Jonny Wilkinson]] [[drop goal]] in the final seconds of extra time. Woodward was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the 2004 [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom#Modern honours|New Year's honours]]. From 2000 to 2003, Woodward's England compiled a record of 41 wins from 46 matches, which included a perfect record of 20 wins and no losses at [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] and 12 successive wins against the [[Tri Nations (rugby union)|Tri Nations]]. England remain the only team from the Northern Hemisphere to have won the World Cup.

The England squad had to be re-built after the World Cup success, as a number of senior players retired, including captain [[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|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 Championship|2004]] [[Six Nations Championship|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|date=June 2021}}

On 24 October 2011, Woodward was inducted into the [[IRB Hall of Fame]], alongside all other Rugby World Cup-winning head coaches and captains from the tournament's inception in 1987 through 2007 (minus the previously inducted [[John Eales]]).<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.irb.com/history/halloffame/newsid=2060049.html#rwc+legends+inducted+into+irb+hall+fame |title=RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame |publisher=International Rugby Board |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=26 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027230745/http://www.irb.com/history/halloffame/newsid%3D2060049.html#rwc+legends+inducted+into+irb+hall+fame |archive-date=27 October 2011 }}</ref>

== Resignation and football coaching ==
Woodward's contract with England was due to run until 2007. Following the retirement of key players like [[Lawrence Dallaglio]] and [[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]], and finishing third in the Six Nations after the World Cup success, he found the politics of English rugby difficult to deal with, particularly the Premiership clubs' relations with the England management.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}} Woodward was linked with a switch to [[Association football|football]] and, although he had denied these rumours, on 1 September 2004, Woodward announced that he would be quitting as England coach.

Initially, a move to [[Southampton F.C.|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 United F.C.|Maidenhead]] under-nines. You have to start at the bottom and I intend to do that.''

However, Woodward continued his move into the [[Football League]] in 2005 by becoming Performance Director at [[Southampton Football Club]], without undertaking any coaching at non-league clubs. With no experience of professional football, he again had problems with the politics of the situation, and was widely believed to have had a difficult relationship with the club's then-manager [[Harry Redknapp]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4294196.stm |title=Redknapp and Woodward deny rift |publisher=BBC News |date=29 September 2005 |access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref> For example, his appointee as head of sports science, [[Simon Clifford]], left the club in November 2005, after only two months, amid resentment from the club's existing staff.

Following the departure of Redknapp in December 2005, Woodward was suggested as a possible candidate for the manager's position at the [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club, despite his lack of experience in the game. He was subsequently appointed [[Director of Football]] to work alongside newly appointed Head Coach, [[George Burley]]. On 31 August 2006 it was confirmed by Southampton that he was no longer working at the club.

== 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]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rugby Union |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2324113/Clive-Woodward,-Rory-Underwood-back-at-Leicester-Tigers.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505075013/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/2324113/Clive-Woodward,-Rory-Underwood-back-at-Leicester-Tigers.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Clive Woodward, Rory Underwood back at Leicester Tigers |work=The Telegraph|date=25 October 2007 |access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Owen|first=David|title=Exclusive: Sir Clive Woodward to leave BOA|date=4 October 2012 |url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/1011151-exclusive-sir-clive-woodward-to-leave-boa|publisher=insideingames.com|access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref>

==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==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=February 2017}}
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]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Nick Greenslade|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/dec/04/features.sport9|title=Inside Clive's world|work=The Guardian|date=4 December 2005|access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref> Woodward was made an Honorary Doctor of Technology ([[Doctor of Technology|Hon DTech]]) by his alma mater, [[Loughborough University]] in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Honours archive {{!}} Graduation {{!}} Loughborough University |url=https://www.lboro.ac.uk/students/graduation/honorary-graduates/archive/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=lboro.ac.uk}}</ref>

==International matches as head coach==
<small>'''Note:''' World Rankings Column shows the World Ranking England was placed at on the following Monday after each of their matches</small>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%"
|-
!colspan=8|Matches (1997–2004)
|-
!Matches
!Date
!Opposition
!Venue
!Score<br /><small>(Eng.–Opponent)</small>
!Competition
!Captain
![[World Rugby Rankings|World <br> Rank]]
|-
!colspan=8|1997
|-
| align=center|'''1'''
| 15 November
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"|15–15
| rowspan=4|Autumn Internationals
| rowspan=4|[[Lawrence Dallaglio]]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''2'''
| 22 November
| {{nrut|New Zealand}}
| [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|8–25
|-
| align=center|'''3'''
| 29 November
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
| rowspan=2|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|11–29
|-
| align=center|'''4'''
| 6 December
| {{nrut|New Zealand}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#ffc;"|26–26
|-
!colspan=8|1998
|-
| align=center|'''5'''
| 7 February
| {{nrut|France}}
| [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|17–24
| rowspan=4|[[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998 Five Nations]]
| rowspan=4|[[Lawrence Dallaglio]]
| rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''6'''
| 21 February
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|60–26
|-
| align=center|'''7'''
| 22 March
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
| [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Edinburgh]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|34–20
|-
| align=center|'''8'''
| 4 April
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|35–17
|-
| align=center|'''9'''
| 6 June
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|0–76
| rowspan=4|[[1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa|1998 tour]]
| [[Tony Diprose]]
|-
| align=center|'''10'''
| 20 June
| rowspan=2|{{nrut|New Zealand}}
| [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|22–64
| rowspan=3|[[Matt Dawson]]
|-
| align=center|'''11'''
| 27 June
| [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|10–40
|-
| align=center|'''12'''
| 4 July
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
| [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]], [[Cape Town]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|0–18
|-
| align=center|'''13'''
| 14 November
| {{nrut|Netherlands}}
| rowspan=2|[[Kirklees Stadium|McAlpine Stadium]], [[Huddersfield]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|110–0
| rowspan=2|[[1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification|1999 Rugby World Cup qualification]]
| rowspan=2|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
| align=center|'''14'''
| 22 November
| {{nrut|Italy}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|23–15
|-
| align=center|'''15'''
| 28 November
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| rowspan=2|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|11–12
| rowspan=2|Autumn Internationals
| rowspan=2|[[Lawrence Dallaglio]]
|-
| align=center|'''16'''
| 5 December
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|13–7
|-
!colspan=8|1999
|-
| align=center|'''17'''
| 20 February
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|24–21
| rowspan=4|[[1999 Five Nations Championship|1999 Five Nations]]
| rowspan=4|[[Lawrence Dallaglio]]
| rowspan="12" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''18'''
| 6 March
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|27–15
|-
| align=center|'''19'''
| 20 March
| {{nrut|France}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|21–10
|-
| align=center|'''20'''
| 11 April
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|31–32
|-
| align=center|'''21'''
| 26 June
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| [[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|15–22
| [[1999 England rugby union tour of Australia|1999 tour]]
| rowspan=8|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
| align=center|'''22'''
| 21 August
| {{nrut|United States}}
| rowspan=6|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|106–8
| rowspan=2|Warm-up matches
|-
| align=center|'''23'''
| 28 August
| {{nrut|Canada}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|36–11
|-
| align=center|'''24'''
| 2 October
| {{nrut|Italy}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|67–7
| rowspan=5|[[1999 Rugby World Cup]]
|-
| align=center|'''25'''
| 9 October
| {{nrut|New Zealand}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|16–30
|-
| align=center|'''26'''
| 15 October
| {{nrut|Tonga}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|101–10
|-
| align=center|'''27'''
| 20 October
| {{nrut|Fiji}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|45–24
|-
| align=center|'''28'''
| 24 October
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
| [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|21–44
|-
!colspan=8|2000
|-
| align=center|'''29'''
| 5 February
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|50–18
| rowspan=5|[[2000 Six Nations Championship|2000 Six Nations]]
| rowspan=5|[[Matt Dawson]]
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''30'''
| 19 February
| {{nrut|France}}
| [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|15–9
|-
| align=center|'''31'''
| 4 March
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|46–12
|-
| align=center|'''32'''
| 18 March
| {{nrut|Italy}}
| [[Stadio Flaminio]], [[Rome]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|59–12
|-
| align=center|'''33'''
| 2 April
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
| [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Edinburgh]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|13–19
|-
| align=center|'''34'''
| 17 June
| rowspan=2|{{nrut|South Africa}}
| [[Loftus Versfeld Stadium]], [[Pretoria]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|13–18
| rowspan=2|[[2000 England rugby union tour of South Africa|2000 tour]]
| rowspan=5|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
| align=center|'''35'''
| 24 June
| [[Free State Stadium]], [[Bloemfontein]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|27–22
|-
| align=center|'''36'''
| 18 November
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| rowspan=3|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|22–19
| rowspan=3|Autumn Internationals
|-
| align=center|'''37'''
| 25 November
| {{nrut|Argentina}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|19–0
|-
| align=center|'''38'''
| 2 December
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25–17
|-
!colspan=8|2001
|-
| align=center|'''39'''
| 3 February
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|44–15
| rowspan=4|[[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001 Six Nations]]
| rowspan=4|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
| rowspan="11" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''40'''
| 17 February
| {{nrut|Italy}}
| rowspan=3|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|80–23
|-
| align=center|'''41'''
| 3 March
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|43–3
|-
| align=center|'''42'''
| 7 April
| {{nrut|France}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|48–19
|-
| align=center|'''43'''
| 2 June
| rowspan=2|{{nrut|Canada}}
| [[Fletcher's Fields]], [[Markham, Ontario|Markham]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|22–10
| rowspan=3|[[2001 England rugby union tour of North America|2001 tour]]
| rowspan=3|[[Kyran Bracken]]
|-
| align=center|'''44'''
| 9 June
| [[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|59–20
|-
| align=center|'''45'''
| 16 June
| {{nrut|United States}}
| [[Balboa Stadium]], [[San Diego]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|48–19
|-
| align=center|'''46'''
| 20 October
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|14–20
| [[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001 Six Nations]]
| [[Matt Dawson]]
|-
| align=center|'''47'''
| 10 November
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| rowspan=3|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|21–15
| rowspan=3|Autumn Internationals
| rowspan=2|[[Neil Back]]
|-
| align=center|'''48'''
| 17 November
| {{nrut|Romania}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|134–0
|-
| align=center|'''49'''
| 24 November
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|29–9
| [[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
!colspan=8|2002
|-
| align=center|'''50'''
| 2 February
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
| [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Edinburgh]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|29–3
| rowspan=5|[[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002 Six Nations]]
| rowspan=3|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
| rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''51'''
| 16 February
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|45–11
|-
| align=center|'''52'''
| 2 March
| {{nrut|France}}
| [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|15–20
|-
| align=center|'''53'''
| 23 March
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|50–10
| rowspan=2|[[Neil Back]]
|-
| align=center|'''54'''
| 7 April
| {{nrut|Italy}}
| [[Stadio Flaminio]], [[Rome]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|45–9
|-
| align=center|'''55'''
| 22 June
| {{nrut|Argentina}}
| [[José Amalfitani Stadium]], [[Buenos Aires]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|26–18
| [[2002 England rugby union tour of Argentina|2002 tour]]
| [[Phil Vickery (rugby union)|Phil Vickery]]
|-
| align=center|'''56'''
| 9 November
| {{nrut|New Zealand}}
| rowspan=3|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|31–28
| rowspan=3|Autumn Internationals
| rowspan=3|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
| align=center|'''57'''
| 16 November
| {{nrut|Australia}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|32–31
|-
| align=center|'''58'''
| 23 November
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|53–3
|-
!colspan=8|2003
|-
| align=center|'''59'''
| 15 February
| {{nrut|France}}
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25–17
| rowspan=5|[[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003 Six Nations]]
| rowspan=2|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
| rowspan="10" style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|-
| align=center|'''60'''
| 22 February
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|26–9
|-
| align=center|'''61'''
| 9 March
| {{nrut|Italy}}
| rowspan=2|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|40–5
| [[Jonny Wilkinson]]
|-
| align=center|'''62'''
| 22 March
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|40–9
| rowspan=4|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
| align=center|'''63'''
| 30 March
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|42–6
|-
| align=center|'''64'''
| 14 June
| {{nrut|New Zealand}}
| [[Wellington Regional Stadium|Westpac Stadium]], [[Wellington]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|15–13
| rowspan=2|[[2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere|2003 tour]]
|-
| align=center|'''65'''
| 21 June
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25–14
|-
| align=center|'''66'''
| 23 August
| {{nrut|Wales}}
| [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|43–9
| rowspan=3|[[2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|Warm-up matches]]
| [[Jason Leonard]]
|-
| align=center|'''67'''
| 30 August
| rowspan=2|{{nrut|France}}
| [[Stade Vélodrome]], [[Marseille]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|16–17
| [[Dorian West]]
|-
| align=center|'''68'''
| 6 September
| [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|45–14
| rowspan=4|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
|-
| align=center|'''69'''
| 12 October
| {{nrut|Georgia}}
| rowspan=2|[[Subiaco Oval]], [[Perth]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|84–6
| rowspan=6|[[2003 Rugby World Cup]]
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''70'''
| 18 October
| {{nrut|South Africa}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|25–6
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''71'''
| 26 October
| {{nrut|Samoa}}
| [[Docklands Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|35–22
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''72'''
| 2 November
| {{nrut|Uruguay}}
| rowspan=2|[[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|111–13
| [[Phil Vickery (rugby union)|Phil Vickery]]
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''73'''
| 9 November
| {{nrut|Wales}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|28–17
| rowspan=3|[[Martin Johnson (rugby union)|Martin Johnson]]
| align=center|2nd
|-
| align=center|'''74'''
| 16 November
| {{nrut|France}}
| rowspan=2|[[Stadium Australia]], [[Sydney]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|24–7
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''75'''
| 22 November
| {{nrut|Australia}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|20–17
| [[2003 Rugby World Cup Final]]
| align=center|1st
|-
!colspan=8|2004
|-
| align=center|'''76'''
| 15 February
| {{nrut|Italy}}
| [[Stadio Flaminio]], [[Rome]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|50–9
| rowspan=5|[[2004 Six Nations Championship|2004 Six Nations]]
| rowspan=8|[[Lawrence Dallaglio]]
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''77'''
| 21 February
| {{nrut|Scotland}}
| [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]], [[Edinburgh]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|35–13
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''78'''
| 6 March
| {{nrut|Ireland}}
| rowspan=2|[[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]], [[London]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|13–19
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''79'''
| 20 March
| {{nrut|Wales}}
|  style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"|31–21
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''80'''
| 27 March
| {{nrut|France}}
| [[Stade de France]], [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|21–24
| align=center|1st
|-
| align=center|'''81'''
| 12 June
| rowspan=2|{{nrut|New Zealand}}
| [[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|3–36
| rowspan=3|[[2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia|2004 tour]]
| align=center|2nd
|-
| align=center|'''82'''
| 19 June
| [[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|12–36
| align=center|2nd
|-
| align=center|'''83'''
| 26 June
| {{nrut|Australia}}
| [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]]
|  style="text-align:center; background:#fcc;"|15–51
| align=center|3rd
|}

===Record by country===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Opponent
! Played
! Won
! Drew
! Lost
! Win ratio (%)
! For
! Against
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Argentina}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|2|2|0|0}}
| 45
| 18
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Australia}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|10|5|1|4}}
| 176
| 272
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Canada}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|3|3|0|0}}
| 117
| 41
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Fiji}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 45
| 24
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|France}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|10|6|0|4}}
| 247
| 161
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Georgia}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 84
| 6
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Ireland}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|7|5|0|2}}
| 226
| 106
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Italy}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|7|7|0|0}}
| 364
| 80
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Netherlands}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 110
| 0
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|New Zealand}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|9|2|1|6}}
| 143
| 298
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Romania}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 134
| 0
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Samoa}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 35
| 22
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Scotland}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|7|6|0|1}}
| 218
| 88
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|South Africa}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|10|6|0|4}}
| 217
| 173
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Tonga}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 101
| 10
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|United States}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|2|2|0|0}}
| 154
| 27
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Uruguay}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|1|1|0|0}}
| 111
| 13
|- align=center
| align=left|{{ru|Wales}}
{{WDL|decimals=0|9|8|0|1}}
| 359
| 151
|- align=center
! TOTAL
{{WDLtot|decimals=0|83|59|2|22}}
! 2886
! 1490
|}

=== Honours ===
* '''[[Rugby World Cup]]'''
** Winner: [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]]
** Quarter-finals: [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]]
* '''[[Six Nations Championship|Five/Six Nations Championship]]'''
** Winner: [[2000 Six Nations Championship|2000]], [[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001]], [[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]]
** [[Grand Slam (rugby union)|Grand Slam]]: [[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]]
** Runner-up: [[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998]], [[1999 Five Nations Championship|1999]], [[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002]]
** Third: [[2004 Six Nations Championship|2004]]
* '''[[Triple Crown (rugby union)|Triple Crown]]'''
** Winner: [[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998]], [[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002]], [[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]]
* '''[[Calcutta Cup]]'''
** Winner: [[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998]], [[1999 Five Nations Championship|1999]], [[2001 Six Nations Championship|2001]], [[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002]], [[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]], [[2004 Six Nations Championship|2004]]
* '''[[Millennium Trophy]]'''
** Winner: [[1998 Five Nations Championship|1998]], [[1999 Five Nations Championship|1999]], [[2000 Six Nations Championship|2000]], [[2002 Six Nations Championship|2002]], [[2003 Six Nations Championship|2003]]
* '''[[Cook Cup]]'''
** Winner: [[2000 end-of-year rugby union internationals|November 2000]], [[2001 Australia rugby union tour of Europe|November 2001]], [[2002 Australia rugby union tour|November 2002]], [[2003 England rugby union tour of the Southern Hemisphere|June 2003]]
* '''[[IRB International Coach of the Year]]'''
** Winner: 2003

== Other honors ==
* '''[[Henley Hawks]]'''
** '''[[Oxfordshire RFU County Cup]]'''
*** Winner: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
** '''[[Tribute South West 1 West|Courage South West 1]]'''
*** Winner: 1992, 1994

==See also==
*[[Eddie Jones (rugby union)|Eddie Jones]]
*[[Bernard Laporte]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{World Rugby Hall of Fame|706481}}
* {{ESPNscrum|9091}}
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1742 Sporting heroes overview of playing career]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/.stm BBC report on his appointment at the B.O.A.]{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* [http://www.theroar.com.au/2007/09/07/rwc-woodwards-10-commandments-on-winning/ Analysis of Woodward's 10 Commandments on Winning]
* [https://archive.today/20130215193515/http://www.debretts.com/people/biographies/browse/w/19823/Clive+WOODWARD.aspx ''Debrett's People of Today'']
* [http://www.clivewoodward.com/ Sir Clive Woodward website]

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