#3. Martin Johnson to Newcastle Falcons
The England and Leicester Tigers legend revealed on the ‘Building Jerusalem’ documentary that he was called by Newcastle Falcons and Richmond when the game went professional in 1996. Despite their big-money offer, the second-row was settled where he was.
DID YOU KNOW? Johnson was born in Shirley, Solihull, the second of three brothers – his younger brother Will is a former back row forward for Leicester