Steve Johnson (rugby player)
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Steve Johnson is a former Leicester Tigers
and England
blindside flanker. He made 207 appearances during the period 1976-83 for Leicester Tigers.
Johnson scored 31 tries for the Tigers and captained the club from 1981-83, making his final appearance in the John Player Cup final against Bristol
. He was on the winning side three times in five cup finals and represented Leicestershire
, Midlands
, British Police and England B
.He also came second in a Leicester Mercury
vote which would be in the Leicester Tigers' walk of fame, as Leicester Tigers best ever blindside flanker.
He is currently a summarizer for all Leicester Tigers games on BBC Radio Leicester
.
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
and England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
blindside flanker. He made 207 appearances during the period 1976-83 for Leicester Tigers.
Johnson scored 31 tries for the Tigers and captained the club from 1981-83, making his final appearance in the John Player Cup final against Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. He was on the winning side three times in five cup finals and represented Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
, British Police and England B
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
.He also came second in a Leicester Mercury
Leicester Mercury
The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper, owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust, for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland...
vote which would be in the Leicester Tigers' walk of fame, as Leicester Tigers best ever blindside flanker.
He is currently a summarizer for all Leicester Tigers games on BBC Radio Leicester
BBC Radio Leicester
BBC Radio Leicester is the BBC Local Radio service for the English counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. The station broadcasts from studios in Leicester on 104.9 FM, on DAB, and via the BBC iPlayer.-History:...
.