England heed wake-up call

CLIVE WOODWARD last night admitted that England’s standards have slipped since their World Cup triumph in Australia.

Tue, 16 Mar, 2004 - 00:00

Andrew Baldock

But Woodward has vowed that "a different England" will emerge from the ruins left by a shambolic display against Ireland nine days ago.

Head coach Woodward promised he would not over-react in the wake of his world champions' shock 19-13 defeat, which ended a run of 22 successive Test wins on home soil and destroyed England's Grand Slam dream.

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