Sir Clive Woodward
Sir Clive was Coach of the England Rugby Union World Cup Winning Team. England's historic 20-17 victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup final has drawn praise from all quarters of the rugby world. Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson secured the game for England with a last-gasp drop goal in extra-time, and in doing so sealed the nation's greatest sporting triumph since 1966.
In September 1997, Clive Woodward became the first professional, full-time coach of the England Rugby Union Team. After graduating Clive joined Leicester Rugby Football Club and Rank Xerox simultaneously. He worked both here and in Australia for Rank Xerox, Portfolio Leasing and Ford Leasing. He coached London Irish and won them promotion to the Premiership. He went on to coach England U21s for three seasons (1994-97), and whilst coaching at Bath, he accepted the challenge to coach the England senior squad. Clive is credited with creating a unique Management System within International Rugby and for bringing professionalism to the game in England.
In 2004 Sir Clive he stepped down as coach and in 2006 was appointed as the new Director of Elite Performance at the British Olympic Association (BOA).
Clive will lead on the performance input into all aspects of the BOA's work, contributing to the successful performance of Team GB at future Olympic and Olympic Winter Games.
The role will provide support and services directly to the 35 Olympic Sports, working with them on a one-to-one basis to assist their individual aspirations for Olympic success.
Clive will act as Deputy Chef de Mission (Performance) at the Beijing, Vancouver (winter) and London Olympic Games.
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CEO of Abbey - Sir Clive spoke at their Senior Leadership conference in April 2008
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