Martin Underwood
| Full name | Adrian Martin Underwood | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 July 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kidderminster, Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 9 June 2017 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
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Adrian Martin Underwood (19 July 1940 - 9 June 2017) was an English rugby union international.[1]
Underwood, the son of a farm labourer, was born and raised in Worcestershire, attending the King Charles I School in Kidderminster for his secondary education. He played his rugby union as a three quarter and was capped five times for England, primarily as a winger.[2] While a Northampton player, he appeared in all of England's 1962 Five Nations Championship matches, then gained a further cap in 1964 after crossing to Exeter. He retired at the age of 23 due to injury and post rugby was a long serving physical education lecturer at St Luke's College Exeter.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "England winger was at St. Luke's". Torquay Herald Express. 13 January 1962.
- ^ "Underwood to Play: Rogers Still Hopeful". The Birmingham Post. 8 February 1962.
- ^ Underwood, Garin; Hawkins, Jamie (4 August 2017). "Tributes paid to former Exeter Rugby player Martin Underwood, who has died". Torquay Herald Express.
External links
[edit]- Martin Underwood at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2017 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Worcestershire
- Sportspeople from Kidderminster
- Northampton Saints players
- Exeter Chiefs players
- People educated at King Charles I School
- Academics of the University of Exeter