Calum Green
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| Full name | Calum Green | ||||||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1990 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Norfolk, England | ||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) [1] | ||||||
| School | Heartsease High School | ||||||
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| Position | Lock | ||||||
| Current club | Newcastle Falcons | ||||||
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Calum Green (born 15 July 1990 in Norfolk, England) is an English rugby union footballer. He plays lock for Newcastle Falcons.
Club career
He was dual-registered for Nottingham and Leicester Tigers, which enabled him to get game time in the Championship. He made five appearances for the Tigers first team in 2009–10, notably against London Irish.[2]
His Tigers debut match was a friendly against the Classic All Blacks in 2008.[3] Despite not yet being 20, Green also played for the Leicester Tigers side in their 2009 friendly against South Africa at Welford Road, which the Tigers won 22–17.[4] His first league appearance was a home win against Saracens in March 2009.[5] Member of the Anglo-Welsh Cup winning squad 2011/12
Green then joined Yorkshire Carnegie for the 2012/13 season on a two-year contract. On 7 April 2014, Green rejoins the Aviva Premiership as he agrees a deal to join Newcastle Falcons from the 2014-15 season.[6]
International career
Green has represented England U16A, and England U20, in the 6 Nations and IRB Junior World Championship, where England came fourth.[7]
References
- ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ Wildman, Rob (7 March 2010). "Calum Green shows rampant Leicester there is life after Lewis Moody". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ "Classic All Blacks triumph in their UK debut". Leicester Tigers website. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ Hands, David (7 November 2009). "South Africans forced to bow to Leicester's youth rally". London: Times Online. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ "Leicester 46–16 Saracens". BBC Sport. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ↑ "Newcastle Falcons sign Yorkshire Carnegie lock Calum Green". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ "England U20 fall short in JWC semi final with Australia". RFU website. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.