Woodward vows to take Italy seriously

CLIVE WOODWARD has dismissed any prospect of complacency creeping into England’s performance when they tackle potential Twickenham fall-guys Italy on Sunday.

Thu, 06 Mar, 2003 - 00:00
Andrew Baldock

The coach also made it clear he would not treat the RBS Six Nations Championship game against the Azzurri as a chance to experiment with fringe players.

"The players' attitude is spot-on there will be absolutely no complacency whatsoever," he said.

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