THE highs and lows of Sir Clive Woodward's England career as player and coach.
HIGH
1980: England debut against Ireland and helps win the Grand Slam that season, appearing in all four matches. Picked for the British Lions tour to South Africa, winning two Test starts.
HIGH
1981: Completes a hat-trick of cup-final wins with Leicester.
LOW
1983: Toured New Zealand with Lions but does not play in any Tests.
HIGH
1997: After stints with London Irish, Bath and England Under-21s, Woodward is handed role as England's first professional coach.
LOW
1998: Takes severely-depleted England squad on infamous "Tour to Hell". Suffered humiliating 76-0 defeat by the Wallabies and lose all seven fixtures.
LOW
1999: England booted out of the World Cup by Jannie de Beer as South Africa move into semi-finals.
LOW
2000: Has to deal with an unprecedented England players' strike after his squad protest in pay dispute with Rugby Football Union, although it lasted just 24 hours. Woodward said he felt "betrayed and let down."
HIGH
2000: Registers first victory over Australia during autumn internationals.
LOW
2001: Snubbed as coach for the Lions tour to Australia. Wales' Kiwi boss Graham Henry is given the nod, the first foreigner to coach the Lions.
LOW
2002: Misses out on Six Nations and Grand Slam title after 20-15 defeat by France in Paris
HIGH
2002: New Zealand, Australia and South Africa beaten in November internationals.
HIGH
2003: England land first Grand Slam of Woodward's tenure following 42-6 defeat of Ireland. Contract extended by the Rugby Football Union until the end of the 2007 World Cup. European success followed by glorious summer Southern hemisphere tour.
LOW
2003: England's longest-ever winning run (14 Tests) halted in August by France, but Twickenham's finest still top world rankings.
HIGH
2003 World Cup: After an unconvincing run to the semi-finals, including a quarter-final success over Wales, Woodward guides his side to 24-7 victory over France.
HIGH
November 22: All his planning and preparation pays off as England are crowned world champions, beating Australia 20-17 with an extra-time drop-goal from Jonny Wilkinson.
HIGH
2003: Named Coach of the Year at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year presentation in December and knighted later in the month.
LOW
2004: England lose 24-21 to France in Paris to lose their RBS 6 Nations title.
LOW
2004: A 51-15 defeat to Australia in Brisbane ensures England return from a tour Down Under with three defeats from three games.
LOW
2004: Woodward confirms he is to resign as England coach.
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