Will Greenwood
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| Full name | William John Heaton Greenwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Shaggy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sedbergh School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1988–1990 1990–1994 |
Preston Grasshoppers Waterloo R.F.C. |
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Correct as of 1988–1990
1990–1994 |
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1994–1996 1996–2000 2000–2006 |
Harlequins Leicester Tigers Harlequins |
25 151 82 |
((70) (307) (135)) |
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Correct as of 14 Sep 2006
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1997–2004 1997/2001/2005 |
England British and Irish Lions |
55 2 |
((155) (0)) |
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Correct as of 14 Sep 2006
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William John Heaton "Will" Greenwood, MBE (born 20 October 1972) is an English former rugby union player who played for Leicester Tigers and Harlequins and was a member of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad. He played in the centres, mainly at inside-centre, although he was able to play at outside-centre.
Born 20 October 1972 in Blackburn, Lancashire, Greenwood was educated at St Mary's Hall and Sedbergh School, where he was in the first team for Rugby and Cricket. As a schoolboy, he was also a talented cricketer and played for the Lancashire Schools representative team before ultimately deciding to concentrate on rugby. He graduated with a BA in Economics from Hatfield College, Durham in 1994. His father Dick Greenwood played at flanker for and later coached the England Rugby Union team.
Greenwood played his club rugby for the London-based Harlequins, having also played for Preston Grasshoppers, Waterloo and Leicester Tigers.
As rugby had yet to turn professional, he moved to London and worked as a trader at a bank before joining Harlequins. He eventually left Harlequins and moved to Leicester Tigers in 1996 because the presence of England centre Will Carling meant he could not get first team rugby.
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