Sir Clive Woodward reveals four players he’d have LOVED to have worked with

Former England boss Sir Clive Woodward has revealed the four rugby legends he’d have loved to work with.

The now-retired 65-year-old won the Rugby World Cup with England in 2003 as well as three Six Nations titles, which included a Grand Slam.

Here are the four players he would have liked to add to his England squad.

DID YOU KNOW? According to his autobiography, he applied to do a law degree at Durham University, but was turned down even though he was good enough and instead, he found a job at a London bank (NatWest)

Woodward said: "He took rugby to a whole new level. There's very rarely one player who dominates a whole World Cup and he certainly did.

"Imagine him on one wing, and Jason Robinson on the other. That would be incredible."

Woodward said: "The greatest talent I played against was Gareth Edwards. He was in his last season and I was in my first.

"His talent was undiminished and he had a great aura. His banter with his old Lions mate Bob Hiller was also priceless. As a coach, it is Jason Robinson.

"He was a sponge and soaked up every single rugby union skill. By the end he was probably the best kicker out of hand we had, he laid the ball back at rucks perfectly and his tackle technique was perfect.

"What a player. I would have loved to see him in my team."

Woodward said: "In the Grand Slam game in 2003, we worked on a plan to man-mark him with three players, so the tackler was not exposed by O'Driscoll's footwork and pace in a one-on-one situation.

"That's how big a threat we believed he was - he needed three men to handle him. Ireland were going for a Grand Slam, but none of the players around Brian were in the same league.

"Whenever he had the ball we wanted one player opposite him and one man either side - it would usually be Wilkinson, Will Greenwood and Mike Tindall.

"I know I had him briefly with the Lions, but I would have loved to have him in my team on a regular basis!"

Woodward said: "Cipriani is the only English number 10 of the past 20 years who, if I'd been coach and he had been up for selection at the same time as Jonny, could have caused big selection headaches.

"The Sale man's skill-set is so complete. He poses an attacking threat with ball in hand and has a superb kicking game and world-class distribution.

"I think Wilkinson would have got the nod over him in the end but the fact I even mention them in the same breath shows how highly I rate Cipriani."