"Every player in the squad is aware of this fact and the onus is on some of the senior players in the squad - including myself - to give the team a lead this weekend.
"I intend to take that opportunity." Woodward had intended giving Dallaglio the support of long-time backrow colleague Richard Hill.
But another MRI scan of the Saracens flanker's damaged hamstring revealed the injury has not completely healed.
While Woodward rates Hill "90 per cent there" the medical experts are unwilling to risk the flanker making the damage worse in this match.
"It has been 17 days since Hilly injured his hamstring," said the England coach.
"He is not quite there yet but we believe he is going to be fit for the quarter-finals."
Phil Vickery captains an England team containing a fit-again Danny Grewcock, who suffered a broken toe warming up for the opening game with Georgia when Ben Cohen stepped on his foot.
Paul Grayson and Andy Gomarsall are at half-back with Martin Corry at lock, although he doesn't return from the birth of his daughter until Friday.
THE TEAM
J Lewsey Wasps I Balshaw Bath S Abbott Wasps M Catt Bath D Luger Perpignan P Grayson Northampton A Gomarsall Gloucester T Woodman Gloucester D West Leicester P Vickery Gloucester, capt M Corry Leicester D Grewcock Bath J Worsley Wasps L Moody Leicester L Dallaglio Wasps
Reps: S Thompson (Northampton), J White (Leicester), M Johnson (Leicester), N Back (Leicester), K Bracken (Saracens), W Greenwood (Harlequins), B Cohen (Northampton)
