Woodward comes out fighting

CLIVE WOODWARD pledged his determination to lift the World Cup again in 2007 as he collected two more awards to mark England’s triumph in Australia last year.

No team have successfully defended the trophy and the England coach said: “It is going to be difficult but that is the challenge, that’s what we are striving to do.

Woodward admitted he had received offers to do other things since the World Cup and said: “You get to the situation, like Martin Johnson, and say what do I do now?

“But I love this job. It would have been easy to go and do motivational talks and maybe move on to another sport but I still think I am a young coach who can give something to improving this England team. When you have the passion for it you have to carry on.”