Lions management

Lions head coach Clive Woodward. File picture

CLIVE WOODWARD - head coach
Born: January 6, 1956.
Playing position: centre.
Career: England - 21 tests 1980-84; Lions - 11 matches including two tests v South Africa, 1980.
Coaching: Henley/London Irish/Bath; England 1997-2004, 59 wins, 22 losses, two draws. Grand Slam and World Cup 2003.

BILL BEAUMONT - manager
Born: March 9, 1952.
Playing position: lock.
Career: England - 34 tests, 21 as captain; Lions - captain of 1977 side in New Zealand, 1980 in South Africa.
Administrator: Director for European Rugby Cup; member of the RFU Management Board; currently RFU representative to the International Rugby Board and the Six Nations Committee.

ANDY ROBINSON - assistant coach
Born: April 3, 1964.
Playing position: openside flanker.
Career: England - eight tests; Lions - six matches in Australia, 1989.
Coaching: Bath 1997-2000; England 2000-present, appointed head coach October 2004; Lions assistant coach v Australia, 2001.

EDDIE O'SULLIVAN - assistant coach
Born: November 21, 1958.
Playing position: wing/first five-eighth.
Career: Ireland B, one match.
Coaching: Ireland Under-21 1995-97; United States assistant coach 1997-99; Ireland 2001, Triple Crown and Six Nations 2004.

PHIL LARDER - assistant coach
Born: March 20, 1945.
Playing position: centre.
Career: Oldham/Whitehaven (league); Sale Sharks (rugby).
Coaching: Great Britain assistant 1985-92, coach 1996 (league); Leicester Tigers adviser 1999-2002; England defensive coach 1997-2000, assistant coach 2000-present; Lions defensive coach 2001.

IAN MCGEECHAN - assistant coach
Born: October 30, 1946.
Playing position: first five-eighth/centre.
Career: Scotland - 32 tests; Lions 1974 in South Africa, 1971 and 1977 in New Zealand (two matches as captain).
Coaching: Scotland - 1988-1993, 1999-2003; Grand Slam 1990. Lions - 1989 to Australia, 1993 to New Zealand, 1997 to South Africa.

GARETH JENKINS - assistant coach
Born: September 11, 1951.
Playing position: flanker.
Career: Wales B, one match.
Coaching: Llanelli Scarlets; Wales assistant coach 1992-95.

MIKE FORD - assistant coach
Born: November 18, 1965.
Playing position: halfback.
Career: Great Britain - 10 tests (league).
Coaching: Ireland defence coach 2002; Saracens defence coach 2004.

JOHN FEEHAN - chief executive
Born February 6, 1963.
Playing position: Prop.
Career: Leinster, Irish Universities.
Administration: Sales and marketing, Unilever, Scottish and Newcastle and the Oakhill Group. Appointed Commercial Director in April 2002 to the British and Irish Lions and Six Nations; Lions ceo 2003.

LOUISE RAMSAY - manager
Administration: British Olympic Association, 10 years; England 2001-03, World Cup management team 2003.
Dave Alred - specialist coach
Coaching: England kicking coach 2000, Lions 2001.

DAVE REDDIN - fitness coach
Coaching: Leicester, England Under-21, England 1997-present - training and dietary programme.

CRAIG WHITE - fitness coach
Coaching: Strength and conditioning coach - Irish Rugby Football Union, Bolton Wanders soccer club; London Wasps director of fitness, 2002.

TONY BISCOMBE - video analyst
Coaching: Headingley, Roundhay and Morley; RFU national technical support manager, 1997-present.

GAVIN SCOTT - video analyst
Career: Glasgow 1997-2001, hooker. Scotland video analyst 2002-present.

JAMES ROBSON - head doctor
Previous tours: Lions 1993 to New Zealand, 1997 to South Africa, 2001 to Australia. Scotland team doctor.

GARY O'DRISCOLL - doctor
Previous tours: Ireland Under-21 2000-02, Ireland 2003 World Cup.

PHIL PASK - physiotherapist
Career: Northampton 1980s, flanker. Physiotherapist for Northampton, England Schools, England 1997.

BOB STEWART - physiotherapist/masseur
Previous tours: Scotland to South Africa 1999, all Scotland tours since 2000. World Cup 2003.

STUART BARTON - physiotherapist/Masseur
Previous tours: Scotland; World Cup 1999, 2003.

RICHARD WEGRZYK - masseur
England team masseur, 100-plus tests since 1992. Third Lions tour.

DAVE CAMPBELL - chef
Previous tours: England to New Zealand and Australia, 2002; World Cup 2003.

DAVE TENNISON - kit technician
Administration: Royal Marines 20 years; fitness adviser to Devon and Cornwall police force; England 2002; World Cup 2003 - kit technician.

LOUISA CHEETHAM - media liaison.
Previous tours: British and Irish Lions 2001; World Cup 2003 (England).

DAVID MCHUGH - specialist adviser
Born: December 21, 1955
Refereeing career: Test debut 1994, 29 tests until retirement in 2004. Ireland referee development officer.

RICHARD SMITH - legal support
Appointed Queens Counsel in 2001; World Cup 2003 - England legal support.

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