Career
Woodman moved from Cornwall and played first for Plymouth Albion and Bath before joining Gloucester Rugby in 1996. His subsequent caps came from the bench until his first start against the All Blacks in November 2002. A neck injury forced him to withdraw from the remaining two autumn internationals and he was out of action for three months.
In March 2003 Woodman returned to the England squad and appeared as a replacement against both Scotland and Ireland.
His World Cup starting position was sealed by strong performances in the pre-tournament matches. Woodman was England’s loose-head prop in the World Cup final and became one of the best props in the game despite a career spent battling against injuries.
Woodman joined Sale Sharks for the 2004-2005 season but sustained a long-term back injury in training with the Sharks in September 2004. In the Summer of 2005 he was forced to retire at the age of 29 due to this injury.
Trevor Woodman is a patron of International Animal Rescue.
Woodman started his coaching career when he moved to Australia initially working with Sydney University before taking on the role of National Scrum Coach with the Australian Rugby Union. Woodman"s next career move saw him return to England when he undertook the role of Forwards Coach at Wasps, a position he held for four years. Woodman returned to his old club Gloucester Rugby to become their new Scrum Coach.
