Martyn Wood
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Full name | Martyn Benjamin Wood | ||||||
Date of birth | April 25, 1977 | ||||||
Place of birth | Harrogate, England | ||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||
Weight | 207 lb (14 st 11 lb) [1] | ||||||
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Position | Scrum-half | ||||||
Current club | Retired | ||||||
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Martyn Benjamin Wood (born 25 April 1977 in Harrogate) was a rugby union footballer who played at Scrum-half for Wasps and Bath.
Club career
Wood began his career at Wasps, making his debut in 1996[2] and remained there until 2003. Whilst at Wasps he won the Challenge Cup in 2003 (scoring a try in the final)[3] and the domestic Anglo-Welsh Cup (currently known as the LV Cup) in 1999[4] and 2000.[5] He was also part of the Wasps team which won the Premiership in 1996/97[6] and 2002/03,[7] In the summer of 2003 he joined Bath and signed a new contract with them in 2005.[8] However, in November 2005 he injured his neck in a freak trampolining accident,[9] leading to him having to retire from the game exactly a year later.[10]
International career
Wood was called up as injury cover for both the 1999 Rugby World Cup[11] and the victorious 2003 Rugby World Cup.[12] However he was never officially added to either squad after certain players recovered, meaning he was unable to pick up a medal for the 2003 success despite flying out to Australia.[13]
Despite his World Cup near misses, he only received two caps, both as a replacement in games against Canada and USA in 2001, scoring a try against Canada in the process.[1]
Honours
- English Champions titles: 2
- 1996/97, 2002/03
- RFU Tetley's Bitter Cup & Powergen Cup / Powergen Anglo Welsh Cup titles: 2
- 1998/99, 1999/2000
- Parker Pen Challenge Cup titles: 1
- 2002/03
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