England face ‘biggest challenge since World Cup’

ENGLAND boss Clive Woodward last night teed up a mouth-watering RBS Six Nations clash against Ireland by declaring: “It is our biggest challenge since the World Cup final.”

England face ‘biggest challenge since World Cup’
Sat, 06 Mar, 2004 - 00:00
Andrew Baldock

The world champions make their eagerly-awaited Test match return to Twickenham today when a capacity 75,000 crowd will hail Woodward's conquering heroes.

But Ireland, fresh from walloping Wales in Dublin, are hell-bent on gatecrashing the party.

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