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STEVE BORTHWICK meets SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England's battle plan to win the World Cup, the two things head coach wants from his team this autumn and the letter that stunned Sir Clive

Daily Mail 1 min read 12 hours ago

Almost a quarter of a century ago, following a 2001 Six Nations defeat by Ireland, I wrote to all my players as the then head coach of England, writes SIR CLIVE WOODWARD.
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