Woodward warns of red menace

CLIVE WOODWARD yesterday sent his congratulations to Liverpool on their Champions League victory - and backed the Lions to mirror the Reds’ glory in New Zealand.

The Lions arrived in Auckland to begin a seven-week odyssey they hope will end with an historic Test series win over the All Blacks.

The Lions have won only once in 10 attempts on New Zealand soil - John Dawes’ legendary tourists in 1971 - but Woodward is convinced the 2005 vintage have the makings of a “great Lions side.”