About Martin Underwood
Lived 1940 – 2017 (aged 76). Martin Underwood was a rugby union player.
Adrian Martin Underwood (19 July 1940 - 9 June 2017) was an English rugby union international.
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. 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.
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Martin Underwood was born on 19 July 1940.
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Martin Underwood died on 9 June 2017.
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Martin Underwood was a rugby union player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Martin Underwood. https://biography.guide/martin-underwood/
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