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Sir Clive Woodward⁠: England rugby union

Sir Clive Woodward, a centre born in Ely on 6 January 1956, made his England debut against Ireland on 19 January 1980, aged 24.

He went on to serve as England head coach, and his 83 matches in charge place him No.1 on the all-time list of England head coaches, two ahead of Eddie Jones.
Caps–
England careerDebut 1980

England legacy

No.1 on England's all-time head coaches list

Player file

At a glance

  • Born6 January 1956
  • BirthplaceEly
  • England debut19 January 1980 v Ireland
  • Matches in charge83 No.1 all-time

Profile

A fuller profile of Sir Clive Woodward is on its way from our editors.

In charge of England

Sir Clive Woodward as England head coach

1997–2004

Matches83Points 2,886–1,490
Won5971.1% of matches
Drawn2Level at the end
Lost2227% of matches

Competition by competition

Where the matches came

Sir Clive Woodward's matches in charge of England by competition
CompetitionPWDL
Test matches3621213
Six Nations Championship332607
Rugby World Cup141202

Major tournaments

At the finals

First match
England 15–15 Australia, 15 November 1997 · Test matches · Test Match
Last match
Australia 51–15 England, 26 June 2004 · Test matches · Test Match
Latest matches with Sir Clive Woodward in charge of England, newest first
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
83 26 Jun 2004 Australia 51–15 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
82 19 Jun 2004 New Zealand 36–12 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
81 12 Jun 2004 New Zealand 36–3 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
80 27 Mar 2004 France 24–21 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
79 20 Mar 2004 England 31–21 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
78 6 Mar 2004 England 13–19 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
77 21 Feb 2004 Scotland 13–35 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
76 15 Feb 2004 Italy 9–50 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
75 22 Nov 2003 Australia 17–20 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
74 16 Nov 2003 France 7–24 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
73 9 Nov 2003 Wales 17–28 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
72 2 Nov 2003 Uruguay 13–111 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
Show all 83 matches
Earlier matches with Sir Clive Woodward in charge
No.DateMatchCompetitionResult
71 26 Oct 2003 Samoa 22–35 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
70 18 Oct 2003 South Africa 6–25 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
69 12 Oct 2003 Georgia 6–84 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
68 6 Sep 2003 England 45–14 FranceTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England won
67 30 Aug 2003 France 17–16 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
66 23 Aug 2003 Wales 9–43 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
65 21 Jun 2003 Australia 14–25 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
64 14 Jun 2003 New Zealand 13–15 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
63 30 Mar 2003 Ireland 6–42 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
62 22 Mar 2003 England 40–9 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
61 9 Mar 2003 England 40–5 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
60 22 Feb 2003 Wales 9–26 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
59 15 Feb 2003 England 25–17 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
58 23 Nov 2002 England 53–3 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
57 16 Nov 2002 England 32–31 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
56 9 Nov 2002 England 31–28 New ZealandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
55 22 Jun 2002 Argentina 18–26 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
54 7 Apr 2002 Italy 9–45 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
53 23 Mar 2002 England 50–10 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
52 2 Mar 2002 France 20–15 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
51 16 Feb 2002 England 45–11 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
50 2 Feb 2002 Scotland 3–29 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
49 24 Nov 2001 England 29–9 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
48 17 Nov 2001 England 134–0 RomaniaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
47 10 Nov 2001 England 21–15 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
46 20 Oct 2001 Ireland 20–14 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
45 16 Jun 2001 United States 19–48 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
44 9 Jun 2001 Canada 20–59 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England won
43 2 Jun 2001 Canada 10–22 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England won
42 7 Apr 2001 England 48–19 FranceSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
41 3 Mar 2001 England 43–3 ScotlandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
40 17 Feb 2001 England 80–23 ItalySix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
39 3 Feb 2001 Wales 15–44 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
38 2 Dec 2000 England 25–17 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
37 25 Nov 2000 England 19–0 ArgentinaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
36 18 Nov 2000 England 22–19 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
35 24 Jun 2000 South Africa 22–27 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England won
34 17 Jun 2000 South Africa 18–13 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
33 2 Apr 2000 Scotland 19–13 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England lost
32 18 Mar 2000 Italy 12–59 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
31 4 Mar 2000 England 46–12 WalesSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
30 19 Feb 2000 France 9–15 EnglandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
29 5 Feb 2000 England 50–18 IrelandSix Nations Championship Six Nations Championship England won
28 24 Oct 1999 South Africa 44–21 EnglandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
27 20 Oct 1999 England 45–24 FijiRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
26 15 Oct 1999 England 101–10 TongaRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
25 9 Oct 1999 England 16–30 New ZealandRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England lost
24 2 Oct 1999 England 67–7 ItalyRugby World Cup Rugby World Cup England won
23 28 Aug 1999 England 36–11 CanadaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
22 21 Aug 1999 England 106–8 United StatesTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
21 26 Jun 1999 Australia 22–15 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
20 11 Apr 1999 Wales 32–31 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England lost
19 20 Mar 1999 England 21–10 FranceFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
18 6 Mar 1999 Ireland 15–27 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
17 20 Feb 1999 England 24–21 ScotlandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
16 5 Dec 1998 England 13–7 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England won
15 28 Nov 1998 England 11–12 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
14 22 Nov 1998 England 23–15 ItalyRugby World Cup · Qualifier Rugby World Cup · Qualifier England won
13 14 Nov 1998 England 110–0 NetherlandsRugby World Cup · Qualifier Rugby World Cup · Qualifier England won
12 4 Jul 1998 South Africa 18–0 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
11 27 Jun 1998 New Zealand 40–10 EnglandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England lost
10 20 Jun 1998 New Zealand 64–22 EnglandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
9 6 Jun 1998 Australia 76–0 EnglandTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
8 4 Apr 1998 England 35–17 IrelandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
7 22 Mar 1998 Scotland 20–34 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
6 21 Feb 1998 England 60–26 WalesFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England won
5 7 Feb 1998 France 24–17 EnglandFive Nations Championship Five Nations Championship England lost
4 6 Dec 1997 England 26–26 New ZealandTest matches · Second Test Test matches · Second Test England drew
3 29 Nov 1997 England 11–29 South AfricaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England lost
2 22 Nov 1997 England 8–25 New ZealandTest matches · First Test Test matches · First Test England lost
1 15 Nov 1997 England 15–15 AustraliaTest matches · Test Match Test matches · Test Match England drew

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