'Flattered' Woodward rejects link to new Welsh rugby role

CLIVE WOODWARD yesterday insisted his future lies at the British Olympic Association in response to reports raising the possibility of a return to rugby as Wales’ director of elite performance.

Woodward admitted he was “flattered” to be linked with the newly-created position at the Welsh Rugby Union but will continue with his similar role at the BOA, where he is contracted until 2012.

He said: “I’m very flattered at the interest shown by the Welsh RFU.