Woodward castigates English game

Sir Clive Woodward's team won the 2003 World Cup in Australia

Sir Clive Woodward wants a root-and-branch review of English rugby union's structure after Saturday's "humiliating" defeat by South Africa.

England's 2003 World Cup-winning coach told the BBC that the 42-6 defeat at Twickenham was "hugely disappointing".

"It was a fairly accurate scoreline, so you have to take a step back and look behind the scenes - at the coaching and the management of the team," he said.

"What's happened since 2003? Where has the development of players gone?"

Woodward, currently the director of elite performance for the British Olympic Association, had given his backing to new coach Martin Johnson just before Saturday's match, which took place exactly five years after England won the World Cup against Australia in Sydney.

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But in the aftermath of the defeat, in which England fielded an inexperienced side, he said: "I never thought I'd see the day that any team would come to Twickenham and win by 40 points, or put on 40 points.

"These things don't happen by chance, it wasn't a freak result. We seem to be so far off every South African player; I couldn't pick one England player I'd put in the South Africa team - that's a scary thought."

In the same five-year timeframe, South African rugby - following a poor 2003 World Cup - went in the opposite direction, said Woodward.

"They have gone away, regrouped and they were just fantastic at the weekend and it was quite humiliating to be there, to be frank," he added.

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