Dossier - Martin Osborne Johnson CBE

England Rugby Team Manager - 1st July 2008

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* Become the first player to captain the Lions for a second time, in a 2-1 series defeat in Australia in 2001

* Johnson played 84 times for England, including 39 as Captain.

* He is a big Madness & Suggs fan and has done the Nutty dance in public, the last time being France in 2001 in a packed night club. He says " Me and Westy(Dorian West) and one Leicester fan did it and we cleared the floor!  The French didn't seem to know what was going on".

* He is a big American Football fan and after the last Lions Tour stopped off in San Francisco and trained with the San Francisco 49ers.  He has also had a go at being a pundit and  commentating on a match.

* Johnson impressed the great Meads and in 1990 was selected for a junior All Blacks tour of Australia, but elected to make his career back in England, returning home with his Kiwi wife Kay.

*  Most know he is a BIG quiz fan - and just loves a difficult question.

His Wife Kay:   "Neanderthal. A glowering thug. The Terminator in shorts. And that's just my wife's opinion," he wrote once.

Sir Clive Woodward: "I can’t speak highly enough of Martin. He has made an outstanding contribution for his country both as a player and as captain on and off the pitch. He stands down now having achieved everything there is to achieve as an  England player and I hope he will be involved in some other capacity in the international team in the future. I wish him all the best.”

Update April 2008

Sir Clive Woodward says Martin Johnson is the right man to lead England's revival - but only if he is a hands-on coach.

RFU Tributes to Martin