Martin Green (rugby union coach)
| School | Solihull School | ||||||||||||
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| University | University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | School teacher | ||||||||||||
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Martin Green is an English former rugby union player who coached England in the late 1980s.[1]
Biography
Green, educated at Solihull School, was a flanker in his playing days. He captained Cambridge University to victory in the 1967 Varsity Match and had several injury plagued seasons with Birmingham club Moseley, having been appointed a teacher at Warwick School. He retired in 1975 but continued as a coach and led Moseley to the 1981–82 John Player Cup title.[2][3] Following an apprenticeship with the England U-23s, Green succeeded Dick Greenwood as England coach in 1985, starting with a tour of New Zealand. He led England in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, the inaugural edition of the tournament. England lost in the quarter-finals to Wales and Green was soon replaced as coach by Geoff Cooke.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Optimistic noises from England boss". Reading Evening Post. 10 June 1987.
- ^ "Martin in line for the Warwicks. captaincy". Sports Argus. 6 September 1969.
- ^ "Sad Green loses long injury fight". Sports Argus. 20 September 1975.
- ^ Pye, Steven (18 October 2019). "When England flopped in the quarter-finals of the first Rugby World Cup". The Guardian.
- ^ "Cooke the architect of English renaissance". The Independent. 17 March 1994.