Phil Greening

Phil Greening is a former England international and British and Irish Lion rugby player, who has transitioned into coaching and sports performance, founding Athlete Factory. After earning his first cap for the England national rugby union team in 1996, Phil Greening established a distinguished professional career as a prominent rugby union hooker. He debuted for Gloucester Rugby in 1994, making 35 appearances and scoring 30 points, before joining Sale Sharks for the 1998-1999 season, where he made 26 appearances and scored 5 points. Greening’s international career saw him represent England 24 times between 1996 and 2001, including selection for the England squad at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

In 2000, Greening moved to Wasps, where he experienced considerable team success. He was an integral part of the squad that secured four club trophies during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. Notably, he featured as a replacement in Wasps’ victory in the 2002-03 Premiership Final and started in their third consecutive final win in 2005. During his tenure with Wasps, he made 69 appearances and scored 30 points.

A significant highlight of his playing career was his selection for the prestigious British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2001. His playing career concluded with Wasps in 2005 due to a long-standing toe injury. Transitioning into coaching, Greening immediately applied his extensive experience in elite rugby. He served as Assistant Coach for the England Sevens management team under Mike Friday until 2007.

Most recently, in 2024, Greening was named among 390 rugby union players participating in a significant concussion lawsuit against rugby authorities including World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union, and the Welsh Rugby Union, alleging a failure to protect players’ health during their professional careers.