Martin Green (rugby union coach)

Martin Green

School	Solihull School
University	University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)	School teacher
Rugby union career
Coaching career Years Team 1985–1987 England

Martin Green is an English former rugby union player who coached England in the late 1980s. ^[1]

Education and career

Green was educated at Solihull School and Christ's College, Cambridge, where he completed Part II of the economics tripos in 1967. ^[2] Thereafter, from 1970 to 2005, he was an economics teacher at the fee-paying Warwick School. ^[3]

Rugby career

Green, a flanker in his playing days, captained Cambridge University to victory in the 1967 Varsity Match and had several injury plagued seasons with Birmingham club Moseley. He retired in 1975 but continued as a coach and led Moseley to the 1981–82 John Player Cup title. ^{[4] [5]} Following an apprenticeship with the England U-23s, Green succeeded Dick Greenwood as England coach in 1985, starting with a tour of New Zealand. He led England in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, the inaugural edition of the tournament. England lost in the quarter-finals to Wales and Green was soon replaced as coach by Geoff Cooke. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Optimistic noises from England boss". Reading Evening Post . 10 June 1987.
2. "Cambridge University Tripos Results". The Times. 22 June 1967. p. 5.
3. "Warwick School welcomes Web Ellis Cup". Old Warwickians. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
4. "Martin in line for the Warwicks. captaincy". Sports Argus . 6 September 1969.
5. "Sad Green loses long injury fight". Sports Argus . 20 September 1975.
6. Pye, Steven (18 October 2019). "When England flopped in the quarter-finals of the first Rugby World Cup". The Guardian .
7. "Cooke the architect of English renaissance". The Independent . 17 March 1994.