So what does the future hold for one of Ireland and world rugby's most recognizable figures now that retirement looms?
Wood, who has previously ruled out a coaching career due to his "cranky" temperament, already has his own publicity company, Touchwood PR.
"I don't know whether I'll be involved in rugby when I retire," he said. "I imagine I'll get away from rugby for a while, but I don't believe for a second I'll stay away from it for too long."
Romania 37, Namibia 7
Romania scored five tries to one to post a 37-7 victory over Namibia at the World Cup on Thursday and leave the Namibians in last place in Group A.
The Europeans raced to a 32-0 lead by half time and the Namibians, outplayed for most of the game, hit back after the break to outscore the Romanians in the second half.
It was the fourth time in five World Cups Romania had managed a single victory having also beaten Zimbabwe (1987), Fiji (1991) and the US (1999) while the Namibians have now lost six championship matches in a row. It was also a satisfying end for Romania's French coach, Bernard Charreyre. He has been told his contract will not be renewed and a replacement will be named next week.
"I'm the happiest captain tonight. I'm very pleased with the result," said Romanian captain Romeo Gontineac.
"We will celebrate in particular the first half, which we played very well, but also the second half when we showed some good rugby."
Namibian captain Sean Furter said his team did well to come back after being hammered 142-0 by defending champion Australia on Saturday.
The first meeting of the two teams was played out before a sellout 15,457 crowd at York Park's Australian Rules ground. The locals with birthdays on odd-numbered days had been urged by Tasmania Premier Jim Bacon to support Romania and evens were supporting Namibia.
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