| Birth Name: | Martyn Benjamin Wood |
| Birth Date: | 1977 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Harrogate, England |
| Height: | 1.78m (05.84feet) |
| Weight: | 207lb [1] |
| Ru Currentteam: | Retired |
| Ru Position: | Scrum-half |
| Youthyears1: | |
| Ru Clubyears: | 1996–2003 2003-2005 |
| Ru Proclubs: | Wasps Bath |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 84 44 |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (50) (5) |
| Super14years: | |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2001 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | England |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 2 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (5) |
| Repsevensyears1: | |
| Ru Coachyears: | 2019 |
| Ru Coachclubs: | Yorkshire Carnegie |
Martyn Benjamin Wood (born 25 April 1977 in Harrogate) was the Director of Rugby at Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship, he was previously a rugby union scrum-half who played for Wasps and Bath. In 2001 he gained 2 caps for .
Wood attended Harrogate Grammar School from 1988 to 1995 where he played in the School Rugby team. Wood would become a successful part of the Senior 1st XV. He also played for Harrogate
Wood began his career at Wasps, making his debut in 1996[2] and remained there until 2003. Whilst at Wasps he won the Challenge Cup in 2003 (scoring a try in the final)[3] and the domestic Anglo-Welsh Cup (currently known as the LV Cup) in 1999[4] and 2000 (though he was not part of the squad for the 1999 final).[5] He was also part of the Wasps team which won the Premiership in 1996/97[6] and 2002/03,[7] In the summer of 2003 he joined Bath and signed a new contract with them in 2005.[8] However, in November 2005 he injured his neck in a freak trampolining accident,[9] leading to him having to retire from the game exactly a year later.[10]
Wood was called up as an injury replacement for the 1999 Rugby World Cup[11] and also as injury cover for the victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup.[12] However he was never officially added to the 2003 squad after certain players recovered, meaning he was unable to pick up a medal for the 2003 success despite flying out to Australia.[13]
Despite his World Cup involvement, he only received two caps, both as a replacement in games against Canada and USA in 2001, scoring a try against Canada in the process.[1]
On 24 July 2019 Wood was appointed as Director of Rugby at Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship,[14] he was dismissed from the post less than a year later after losing the first 13 matches of the 2019–20 Season.[15]