Martin Johnson (rugby union)

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Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English retired rugby union player and coach. He played for and captained England, the British Lions and Leicester in a career spanning 16 seasons. He captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played, and one of England's greatest ever players. Johnson made his debut for Leicester Tigers in 1989 and in 1993 debuted for England as well as being a late call up to the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand. He was a try scorer in the final when Leicester won the 1993 Pilkington Cup and a member of the side which won the 1994-95 Courage League. Johnson was an ever-present as England won the Grand Slam in the 1995 Five Nations Championship. In 1997, he was named as captain for the victorious British Lions tour to South Africa, in 2001, he became the first man to captain the Lions twice as he led their 2001 tour to Australia. He became England captain in 1999 and led...

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