ON the 2005 Lions tour Sir Clive Woodward was accompanied by his wife and their teenage son. My view after that tour of New Zealand –which ended in a 3-0 whitewash –was that it is a mistake for high profile coaches to have their families too close to the rough and tumble of their high pressure jobs.
With thousands of disappointed fans in the same environment they were bound to be exposed to varied opinions about the performance of the coach, let alone the constant airing of views in the local media, some of which will be painful to hear.
Also when the heat is on in the cauldron ...