Back can still get back, says Woodward

Neil Back has been handed a potential international lifeline by the man who dropped him, England boss Clive Woodward.

Back can still get back, says Woodward
Tue, 10 Feb, 2004 - 07:35

Neil Back has been handed a potential international lifeline by the man who dropped him, England boss Clive Woodward.

The 66 times-capped Leicester flanker, who celebrated his 35th birthday last month, has been overlooked for England’s RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Italy in Rome next Sunday.

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