Martin Johnson
Coach
Paul Ackford: nothing has changed in England rugby since last year's excuses...Photo: PA A year ago, almost to the week, I travelled to Twickenham to participate in a debrief of the autumn internationals with Martin Johnson and Rob Andrew, the Rugby Football Union's director of elite rugby. It was Johnson's... In this article: Martin Johnson, Rob Andrew, England, Jonny Wilkinson, Rugby Football Union, Six Nations, Argentina, and Tom Croft |
-
CNN | 7 days ago
Wins for All Blacks and Springboks
Former World Cup winning captain Johnson, widely criticized after the defeat by Australia and a disappointing win over Argentina, picked a physical side to combat the All Blacks but his team ultimately paid for a lack of attacking potency.
In this article: All Blacks, Dan Carter, Jonny Wilkinson, Bryan Habana, Jimmy Cowan, England, World Cup, and Italy
-
Telegraph.co.uk - Rugby Union | November 03, 2009
England manager Martin Johnson cuts 10 players from squad to face Australia
England manager Martin Johnson cuts 10 players from squad to face Australia Martin Johnson named a 22-man squad for England's opening autumn international, against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, releasing 10 players back to their...
In this article: England, Australia, Lewis Moody, Ben Foden, Mathew Tait, Nick Kennedy, Delon Armitage, and Steve Borthwick
-
Daily Mail | 5 days ago
RFU back under-fire Johnson as Borthwick lashes out at England critics
...current regime. But when Johnson meets Rob Andrew, the RFU's director of elite rugby, he will give his firm endorsement to John Wells, Brian Smith, Mike Ford, Graham Rowntree and Jon Callard, as well as skipper Borthwick. Backing: Johnson...
In this article: Steve Borthwick, RFU, England, Will Greenwood, Josh Lewsey, World Cup, Graham Rowntree, and Rob Andrew
-
Sunday Mirror | 7 days ago
Johnson gets backing from Thomas
...victory against Argentina. But Martyn Thomas, chairman of the Rugby Football Union, insists Johnson is the man to take England through to the 2011 World Cup and said: "I've got every confidence in Martin. The guy is an outstanding...
In this article: World Cup, England, RBS 6 Nations, Rugby Football Union, Ian McGeechan, and Lions
-
BBC News | 13 hours ago
Johnson defends selection policy
...midweek matches before each of the tests in Sydney and Perth, with the other in New Zealand. Johnson wants to use these occasions to take a larger squad so he can give experience to more players without the pressure of a full Test match.
In this article: England, World Cup, All Blacks, Argentina, Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Sydney, and New Zealand
-
Johnson's job is safe - RFU chief
...coaches after Saturday's defeat by New Zealand The chairman of the Rugby Football Union has backed England manager Martin Johnson, despite losing two out of three autumn internationals. England lost to both New Zealand and Australia but...
In this article: Rugby Football Union, England, New Zealand, World Cup, Six Nations, BBC Radio 5, and Jonny Wilkinson
Trends
Loading...
More on Martin Johnson
Description from Wikipedia:
Martin Osborne Johnson CBE (born 9 March 1970) is an English former rugby union footballer who represented and captained England and Leicester. He is mostly known for captaining England to victory in the World Cup in 2003. He became the new England team manager on July 1 2008, replacing the previous manager Brian Ashton. He's regarded as one of the greatest locks to have ever played. He toured three times with the British and Irish Lions, becoming the only man to have captained them on two separate tours. He also led his club Leicester Tigers to back-to back Heineken Cup victories and won the league six times. Despite no coaching experience, he was appointed team manager of the national England Rugby Union side in April 2008.
Current rugby status: England head rugby coach
- Name At Birth:
- Martin Osborne Johnson
- Also Known As:
- Jonno
- Birth Date:
- March 09, 1970
- Birthplace:
- Solihull, West Midlands, England
- Weight:
- 18 st 10 lbs (119 kg)
Explore everything named Martin Johnson...
