George Martin (rugby union)

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George Martin
Full nameGeorge Frederick Martin
Date of birth (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb)
School Loughborough Grammar School
Brooksby Melton College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Leicester Tigers 64 (30)
2019–2020 → Leicester Lions (loan) 4 (0)
Correct as of 27 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–2019 England U18 12 (5)
2021– England 9 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

George Frederick Martin (born 18 June 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and the England national team. [1] [2]

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Early life

Martin attended Loughborough Grammar School in Leicestershire where he was selected for England's under-16 rugby union team. [3] He then attended Brooksby Melton College where he was selected for England's under-18 side. [4] He scored a try against France under-18 during their 2018 summer tour of South Africa [5] and in April 2019 captained at the under-18 Six Nations Festival. [6]

Martin was part of Leicester Tigers two successive under 18 league titles. [7] [8]

Club career

In July 2019 Martin signed his first professional contract for Leicester Tigers. [9] On 21 September 2019 Martin made his first team debut for Leicester in a Premiership Rugby Cup fixture against Worcester Warriors. [10] On 7 July 2020 he signed a new contract with Leicester. [11]

Martin was named as BT Sport's man of the match for Leicester's win against Newcastle Falcons in the 2020-21 European Rugby Challenge Cup quarter-finals, [12] and then again after the opening game of the 2021-22 Premiership Rugby season, a 34-19 victory over Exeter Chiefs. [13] He ended the season playing in the final as a replacement and making the penultimate carry before Freddie Burns' 80th minute drop goal which won the match. [14]

On 28 September 2022 Martin extended his contract at Leicester. [15]

International career

On 1 January 2021 Martin was selected for England under-20s squad for the 2021 U20 Six Nations, [16] then on 22 January 2021 he was named in Eddie Jones' "Shadow squad" for the senior 2021 Six Nations Championship. [17] [18] He was named as a "finisher" for the England match against Wales, [19] [20] but was not used. [21]

On 20 March 2021 he made his England debut against Ireland, coming on as a replacement for Billy Vunipola in the 64th minute in a 32-18 defeat. [22] [23]

On 5 August 2023 Martin started his first international, a Rugby World Cup warm up match against Wales at the Millennium Stadium. On 7 August 2023, Martin was named in England's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. [24]

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