Sir Clive Woodward left Twickenham last night with his future as England coach still unclear.

England's World Cup-winning mastermind had been expected to offer Rugby Football Union chiefs his resignation yesterday after seven years in the job. But prolonged talks between Woodward, his legal representative and senior RFU figures Francis Baron and Graeme Cattermole broke up without agreement. After a four-hour meeting - Woodward's second of the day at Twickenham - the RFU revealed that discussions would be reconvened today.

"Sir Clive has not formally tendered his written resignation and therefore, contrary to media reports, we have not refused to accept it. Clive's position will be discussed further on Thursday," said the RFU in a statement.

It still seems certain that Woodward will leave the England job, but the sticking point could be how long a notice period he actually works. If he does leave, Rob Andrew will be among those touted as a replacement. However, the Newcastle Falcons' director of rugby yesterday insisted he would not be interested in taking on the role.