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Matthew Cooper

Clive Woodward bemoans Farrell-Smith decision as England players have "fear factor"

Sir Clive Woodward has claimed England are still struggling with a "fear factor" that will "take time" for new head coach Steve Borthwick to eradicate following their 29-23 defeat to Scotland in the Six Nations.

Woodward, who coached England to victory at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, believes England kick too much because they were "programmed" under former coach Eddie Jones to "minimise risk in their own half".

"There is still a fear factor in the England players, a legacy of the Eddie Jones era that will take time for Borthwick to eradicate," Woodward wrote in a column for the Daily Mail. "England were programmed under Jones to minimise risk in their own half.

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