Sir Clive Woodward believes that his pre-match advice helped England to emerge victorious over Ireland at Twickenham.
Writing in his Daily Mail column, Woodward said: “Ahead of this game I wrote that to have any chance against Ireland, England simply had to play with a breakneck speed that would catch their opposition off guard.
“I honestly believe that Borthwick’s players had read my pre-match column because they were so quickly out of the blocks. England’s first quarter showed they are improving.
“It was much better than we’ve seen in this Six Nations so far. England played well. I did wonder in the first 40 minutes if they had real belief they could win the game but as the match progressed, that belief grew.”
