Nick Martin (rugby union) explained

Nick Martin
Full Name:Nicholas Owen Martin
Birth Date:26 June 1946
Birth Place:Cambridge, England
Height:6 ft 5 in
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1972
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

Nicholas Owen Martin (born 26 June 1946) is an English former rugby union international.

Martin was born in Cambridge and attended The Perse School.[1]

A Cambridge University blue, Martin played club rugby for Bedford and Harlequins, mainly as a lock.[2] He gained his only England cap in the 1972 Five Nations, as a replacement for flanker Tony Neary late in the match against France at Colombes.[3] In 1973, he was on the England squad for the tour of New Zealand.[4]

Martin had a career in local government.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Perse get Varsity full set . . 4 December 1992.
  2. News: Waddling around in the pursuit of fun . . 28 September 1990.
  3. News: Neary injured . . 28 February 1972.
  4. News: Memories but no regrets for mighty Martin . Cambridge Evening News . 26 February 1997.
  5. News: Nick Martin Quits Town Job . Haverhill Weekly News . 6 August 2007.