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Martin Johnson

Former British & Irish Lions and England Rugby Captain

Martin Johnson CBE

About Martin Johnson

Martin Osbourne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) represented and Captained Leicester, England and the British Lions in a career spanning 16 seasons.

He is best known for captaining England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and is regarded as one of the greatest players ever to have played the game.

In July 2008 he became the England team manager. Under his management England won the 2011 Six Nations Championship, their first since 2003.