42 Quotes by Clive Woodward

We've experienced these types of games in the last few years and the players always responded well.

We take our normal precautions which are professional and thorough,

We made the change for the France game but playing Australia it's right to go back to Tindall. He is a key part of our team and has been for a long time.

I saw the same tapes that the citing commission would have seen and to me there was plenty of evidence,

Paul is the best player and I am mindful we've had no training time at all since the World Cup. To throw in Ollie Barkley or Alex King with no preparation would be a big call, especially playing away from home.

My resignation has been accepted. I was happy to stay for the tests in the autumn but it was agreed that it would make for a smoother transition of responsibility if I withdrew my position with immediate effect,

Martin and I spoke earlier this month about his decision. I made it clear during the Rugby World Cup that I would have liked him to captain England in our defense of the Grand Slam, but I fully support his decision.

I was going nuts. We kept putting ourselves in trouble, making error after error. But who cares what I thought? We have won the World Cup.

We have a huge amount of respect for this team, even more so after they just demolished the All Blacks last week, and that wasn't even a close game.