| Full name | Nicholas Owen Martin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1946-06-26) 26 June 1946 (age 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cambridge, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Owen Martin (born 26 June 1946) is an English former rugby union international.
Martin was born in Cambridge and attended The Perse School.
A Cambridge University blue, Martin played club rugby for Bedford and Harlequins, mainly as a lock. 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. In 1973, he was on the England squad for the tour of New Zealand.
Martin had a career in local government.
See also
References
- "Perse get Varsity full set". Cambridge Daily News. 4 December 1992.
- "Waddling around in the pursuit of fun". Cambridge Evening News. 28 September 1990.
- "Neary injured". The Daily Telegraph. 28 February 1972.
- "Memories but no regrets for mighty Martin". Cambridge Evening News. 26 February 1997.
- "Nick Martin Quits Town Job". Haverhill Weekly News. 6 August 2007.
External links
- Nick Martin at ESPNscrum
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