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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

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

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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