Will Greenwood graduated with a BA in Economics from Durham University in 1994.
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23 Facts About Will Greenwood
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Will Greenwood played club rugby for Preston Grasshoppers, Waterloo, Harlequins and Leicester Tigers.
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Will Greenwood 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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Will Greenwood had already picked up an RFU Cup winner's medal with Leicester but tasted defeat in the final of the same competition with NEC Harlequins, at the hands of Newcastle Falcons in 2001.
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Will Greenwood extended his contract with Harlequins when they were relegated to the National League 1.
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Will Greenwood became an important part of the England team, establishing a centre partnership with Jeremy Guscott.
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Will Greenwood later cemented his place in the England team for the Six Nations and World Cup in 2003.
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Will Greenwood formed a centre partnership with Mike Tindall or Mike Catt and wore the number 13 even if he played inside centre.
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Will Greenwood was involved in all but one of England's games in the World Cup.
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Will Greenwood finished the tournament as joint top try scorer with five.
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Will Greenwood was made vice captain under Lawrence Dallaglio for the 2004 Six Nations tournament.
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Will Greenwood reached the 50 cap landmark against Ireland and played in all of England's Six Nations matches.
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Will Greenwood replaced Brian O'Driscoll just two minutes into the first test against New Zealand and played in the third test.
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Will Greenwood worked as an analyst for Sky Sports and regularly appears on 'The Rugby Club' and live premiership matches, as well as being the co-presenter of the School of Hard Knocks Sky TV series.
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Will Greenwood writes a column on the Daily Telegraph discussing the England rugby team.
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Will Greenwood is a co-founder of a travel and events business, SuperSkills Experiences.
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Since November 2020, Will Greenwood has been the Chief Customer Officer at Afiniti's London Office.
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Will Greenwood is a patron of Child Bereavement UK, a charity which supports parents who have lost a child.
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Will Greenwood is a Patron of Borne, a medical research charity looking into the causes of premature birth.
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Will Greenwood was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law honoris causa by his alma mater Durham University in January 2006.
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Away from rugby and cricket, Will Greenwood has been a supporter of Manchester City FC since he was 9 years old.
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