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'''Martin Osborne Johnson''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 9 March 1970) is an English former [[rugby union]] player who represented and captained [[England national rugby union team|England]] and [[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]. He is best known for captaining England to victory in the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]]. He is regarded as one of the greatest [[Lock (rugby union)|locks]] ever to have played,<ref>[http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16017_5609554,00.html Team of the Pro Era] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905120557/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16017_5609554,00.html |date=5 September 2012 }} Planet Rugby 5 October 2009</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyworld.com/rugby-positions/second-rows/martin-johnson-66332|title=The greatest second-rows of all time: Martin Johnson|publisher=Rugby World|date=15 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/11383.html|publisher=ESPNscrum|title=Martin Johnson profile from ESPNscrum|accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref> and one of England's greatest ever players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/3394161.stm|title=Martin Johnson: Six of the best|publisher=BBC|date=15 May 2005|accessdate=4 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/8894016/Martin-Johnson-lauded-as-greatest-England-player-but-ultimately-he-didnt-have-the-CV-for-managers-job.html|title=
Martin Johnson lauded as greatest England player but ultimately he 'didn't have the CV' for manager's job|publisher=The Daily Telegrpah|date=16 November 2011|accessdate=4 February 2016}}</ref> He toured three times with the [[British and Irish Lions]], becoming the first man to have captained them on two separate tours (prior to [[Sam Warburton]]). He also led his club [[Leicester Tigers]] to consecutive [[Heineken Cup]] victories, won the [[English Premiership (rugby union)|league]] five times including four consecutive victories as captain and won the [[Anglo-Welsh Cup|Pilkington Cup]] twice.
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