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Martin Osborne Johnson is a retired rugby union player and coach who represented England, the British and Irish Lions and Leicester Tigers over a sixteen-season career, playing as a lock. Widely considered one of England's greatest ever players, he captained the national team to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and led the British and Irish Lions to a series win in 1997. He later managed the England team from 2008 to 2011, guiding it to the 2011 Six Nations Championship title. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1970 1
Career Highlight
Captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup and led the British and Irish Lions to a series win in 1997. 1
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Competition Category
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Rugby Union, Sports
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  • Lead section, Martin Johnson
    He captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played.
  • Lead section, Martin Johnson (birth year)
    He captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played.
  • Lead section, Martin Johnson (achievement)
    He captained England to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup, and is regarded as one of the greatest locks ever to have played.
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Martin Osborne Johnson is a retired rugby union player and coach who represented England, the British and Irish Lions and Leicester Tigers over a sixteen-season career, playing as a lock.
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