Calum Daniel Green (born 15 July 1990) is an English
rugby union player. He plays
lock. He has previously played for
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
in two spells between 2007–2012 and 2019–2023, as well as for
Nottingham and
Yorkshire Carnegie in the
RFU Championship and featured in over 100 games for
Newcastle Falcons between 2014 and 2019.
Green was a Premiership Rugby champion in 2022.
Club career
Green 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.
Green's Tigers debut match was a friendly against the Classic All Blacks in 2008. Despite not yet being 20, Green also played for the Leicester Tigers side in their 2009 friendly against at
Welford Road, which the Tigers won 22–17. His first league appearance was a home win against Saracens in March 2009. Green was a member of the
Anglo-Welsh Cup winning squad in 2011/12.
Green then joined
Yorkshire Carnegie for the 2012/13 season on a two-year contract. On 7 April 2014, Green rejoined the
Aviva Premiership
Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...
as he agreed a deal to join
Newcastle Falcons from the 2014–15 season.
On 22 April 2019 it was announced that Green was to re-join Leicester that summer, with his signing being welcomed by new teammate
Dan Cole.
Green started the
2022 Premiership Rugby final as Tigers beat
Saracens
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15–12. In May 2023 it was announced that Green would leave Leicester at the end of his contract.
International career
Green has represented England U16A, and England U20, in the 6 Nations and IRB Junior World Championship, where England came fourth.
References
External links
Leicester profileEngland U20 profilePremiership profile
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1990 births
Living people
English rugby union players
Leicester Tigers players
Newcastle Falcons players
Nottingham R.F.C. players
Rugby union locks
Rugby union players from Norwich