Will Green (rugby union)
{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{for|the California pioneer|Will S. Green}}
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| birth_name = William Robert Green
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|10|25}}
| birth_place = Littlehampton, West Sussex, England
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| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
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| position = Prop
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| years2 = 2005–2007
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| clubs2 = Leinster
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| points1 = 45
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William Robert Green (born 25 October 1973 in Littlehampton) is a retired rugby union footballer who played at prop for Wasps and Leinster.
Club career
Green began his career at Wasps, making his debut in 1995{{cite news
|url=http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s245/st29010.htm
|title=Will Green Exclusive Interview
|publisher=rugbynetwork.net
|date=17 July 2003 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} and remained there until 2005. Whilst at Wasps he won the Heineken Cup in 2004,{{cite news
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/may/24/rugbyunion.heinekencup2003041
|title=Wasps rule Europe after sting of all stings
|work=The Guardian|location=London
|date=24 May 2004 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} the Challenge Cup in 2003{{cite news
|url=http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/matchcentre/amlin_challenge_cup.php?section=lineups&fixid=2253
|title=Bath Rugby 30 v 48 London Wasps
|publisher=ercrugby.com
|date=25 May 2003 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} and the domestic Anglo-Welsh Cup (currently known as the LV Cup) in 1999{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/rugby_union/344901.stm
|title=Wasps win Cup at last
|publisher=BBC
|date=16 May 1999 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} and 2000.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/rugby_union/747419.stm
|title=Wasps deny Saints cup double
|publisher=BBC
|date=13 May 2000 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} He was also part of the Wasps team which won the Premiership in 1996/97{{cite news
|url=http://www.wasps.co.uk/SquadDisplay.ink?team=p&season=96/97&seasonl=1996/1997
|title=London Wasps Squad 1996/1997
|publisher=wasps.co.uk
|accessdate=12 March 2012}} and a further hat-trick of Premiership titles in 2003,{{cite news
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/jun/02/rugbyunion.premiership200203
|title=Melville rails against loss of title deeds
|work=The Guardian|location=London
|date=2 June 2003 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} 2004{{cite news
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/may/31/rugbyunion.premiership200304
|title=Double-up Wasps are seven-day wonders
|work=The Guardian|location=London
|date=31 May 2004 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} and 2005.{{cite news
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2005/may/15/rugbyunion.premiership200405
|title=Will o' the Wasps proves too tough for Tigers
|work=The Guardian|location=London
|date=15 May 2005 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} In the summer of 2005 he joined Leinster{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/4446195.stm
|title=Green leaving Wasps for Leinster
|publisher=BBC
|date=14 April 2005 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} where he remained until his retirement from the game in 2007.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/leinster/6659165.stm
|title=Leinster sign Le Roux and Gomez
|publisher=BBC
|date=15 May 2007 |accessdate=12 March 2012}}
International career
Green had previously played for various England youth teams alongside the likes of Will Greenwood, Matt Dawson, Simon Shaw and Richard Hill.{{cite news|title=Rugby Union: A prop for the hard places|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-a-prop-for-the-hard-places-1182053.html|work=The Independent|location=London|date=1 November 1998}} After making his England debut against Australia in November 1997, Green went on to make 4 appearances for the national team. He was considered an outside candidate to be part of Clive Woodward's ultimately victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup winning squad.{{cite news
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/3084399.stm
|title=Woodward eyes World Cup options
|publisher=BBC
|date=22 July 2003 |accessdate=12 March 2012}} However, he was overlooked in the end, despite getting his 4th and final cap against Wales in one of England's warm up games prior to the World Cup, and being in the wider 43-man squad.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2407430/Woodward-names-squad.html|title=Woodward names squad|work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=9 July 2003|accessdate=12 March 2012}}
Honours
- English Champions titles: 4
- 1996/97, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05
- RFU Tetley's Bitter Cup & Powergen Cup / Powergen Anglo Welsh Cup titles: 2
- 1998/99, 1999/2000
- Heineken Cup titles: 1
- 2003/04
- Parker Pen Challenge Cup titles: 1
- 2002/03
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{ESPNscrum|12702}}
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Category:England international rugby union players
Category:English rugby union players
Category:Leinster Rugby players
Category:Rugby union players from Littlehampton
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