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Sir Clive Woodward's key Scotland v England battles

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

Scotland host England at Murrayfield in the Six Nations on Saturday afternoon. Here, Sir Clive Woodward picks out three key battles ahead of the match. ,

Sir Clive Woodward: Wales on the wrong end of bad decision

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If I was Warren Gatland I would be on the blower on Monday morning asking why we need TMOs from 12,000 miles away in New Zealand for Six Nations games. ,

Scintillating Sam Simmonds will put Wales to the sword

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

Nobody has more admiration for Wales’s impressive win over Scotland than me, but I still make England strong favourites to triumph at Twickenham. ,

Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland have got so much in common

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: We have a fantastic England-Wales match to savour on Saturday, and we also have an intriguing head-to-head between Eddie Jones and Warren Gatland. ,

Owen Farrell and George Ford are dream team for England

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England might just have lacked the razzle dazzle of Wales against Scotland but that was a very good performance indeed from Eddie Jones' side against Italy in Rome. ,

Sir Clive Woodward: Eddie Jones is ready to batter Italy

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: When I saw the incredibly physical and combative England team selected to play Italy, I did chuckle. This is payback time. This team truly reflects his character. ,

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Forget flair and style - just win

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I coached England in seven Championship campaigns and I can assure you the only thing that matters in the opening game of the Six Nations is to get a win. ,

Marcus Smith can have a game-changing impact for England

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

I raised my eyebrows at the rapid promotion of prop Lewis Boyce into the England squad and I am surprised there is an asterisk next to Marcus Smith’s name, denoting his ‘apprentice’ status. ...

Dylan Hartley needs full matches to hang on to captaincy

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

With Dylan Hartley's club Northampton struggling, the debate has re-emerged and Eddie was right to nip it in the bud. That tells us the relationship between the coach and his captain. ,

European club games are trumping international rugby

6 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I am starting to really worry about international rugby. The recent November internationals have become a largely meaningless procession of friendlies. ,