Martin Green (rugby union coach)

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

Biography
Green, educated at Solihull School, was a flanker in his playing days. He captained Cambridge University to victory in the 1967 Varsity Match and had several injury plagued seasons with Birmingham club Moseley, having been appointed a teacher at Warwick School. He retired in 1975 but continued as a coach and led Moseley to the 1981–82 John Player Cup title. 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.