Martin Johnson

See also: Johnson

Martin Osborne Johnson (known as Jonno , or even Goofy for its close friends), born the March 9th 1970 with Solihull, is a player of Rugby English of 2 m 01 per 119 kg, playing station of second line as well in national selection as in club at the sides of Ben Kay. It has the greatest prize list of European Rugby.

Captain of the XV English of 1999 with 2003, it leads his team to the victory in the Grand Slam in the Tournoi of the six nations 2003. But the culminating point of this year is the victory at the time of the world cup 2003 in Australia in front of holding of the title Australian, always as a captain, and in company of its accomplices of Leicester, double champions of Europe of the clubs the two former seasons, Ben Kay and Neil Back.

He is also the only man to have been 2 times captain of the Lions, with which he gains the series in South Africa in 1997 by 2 victories with 1. In 2001, the series will be lost in Australia 2 to 1. It will have also taken part before in the round 1993 in New Zealand.

He announced the end of his international career in January 2004, while continuing to play for his club of the Leicester Tigers with which he gained the Coupe of Europe of Rugby 2001 and 2002, as a captain of club this time.

He finally finishes in May 2005 by losing championship of England against the London Wasps of Lawrence Dallaglio. The same year the work Martin Johnson - The Autobiography leaves in anglophone bookstores.

Clubs

Prize list

National selections (captain of 1999 to 2003)

  • 84 selections in team of England between 1993 and 2003
  • 51 capitanats of 1999 to 2003 (2nd national rank behind Will Carling (59 - 1st world), and 3rd world rank with equality with Sean Fitzpatrick, behind Carling and John Eales)
  • 7 selections with the Lions of 1993 to 2001 (1993 (1) - 1997 (3) - 2001 (3))
  • 2 capitanats of the Lions in 2001
  • 1 selection with the Barbarians in 1992
  • Selections with England B in 1992
  • Selections Juniors in 1987
  • World champion 2003 (semi-finalist in 1995 and quarter of finalist in 1999)
  • Victorious of the New Zealanders and Australian at the time of the southern round of 2003
  • Participation in 9 tournaments of the 5 then of the 6 nations, of 1993 to 2003 (only the editions 1994, and 2000 miss gained by England)
  • 2 Grand Slam S in the Tournoi of the six nations, in 1995 and 2003 so victorious
  • of the tournament of the six nations in 1996 and 2001
  • 5 Triple crown, in 1995,1996,1997,2002 and 2003
  • 7 Calcutta Cup, in 1995,1996,1997,1999,2001,2002 and 2003 (England against Scotland)
  • Trophy of the Millenium in 2002 and 2003 (England against Ireland)
  • Eurostar Trophy in 2001 and 2003 (England against France)

  • Details of its career in national selection

Club (captain of 1997 to 2003)

  • 2 Cut of Europe of Rugby, in 2001 and 2002
  • Finalist of the Cut of Europe in 1997
  • Trophy Orange Cup in 2002 (or " Trophy of Champions") (of France against of England)
  • 5 championships of England, in 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 (and more than 300 matches of League to its credit)
  • Vice-champion of England in 1994, 1996 and 2005
  • 2 Cuts of England, in 1993 and 1997 (Pilkington Cup)
  • Finalist of the Cut of England in 1994 and 1996 (1989?)

External bonds

  • Statistical by scrum.com
  • Photo and statistical Sporting Heroes 1
  • Photo and statistical Sporting Heroes 2
  • Photo and statistical Sporting Heroes 3
  • Participations in the European competitions and photo

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