Name: John Campbell

Nickname: JC, Ginger Tosser

Born: 1963 Bethlehem

Weight: 13st (if you ever get the chance, look at the first ever Boxer Short night team photo, he was more like 9st then)

Height: 6ft

Position: Flanker (Occasional No8,2nd row, Old b'stards centre)

Job: Landscape Gardener

Education: St. Mary's College, Crosby, Liverpool (he won't admit to 10 O' Levels!)

First Season 1984/85

No of Games 279

For 1st XV 214

Number of Tries 45

Tries for 1st 26

Captain 1sts 91/92, 92/93

Match Day Superstitions "Always change in the corner next to Goz, Gaz and Jez. "
"Always go out second to last"
"Have been known to occasionally throw up on match days" ….. during matches !

Most Admired International Player Fergus Slattery and John Jeffreys, never backed down, never stopped working in defence or attack

Favourite Rugby Tour "Isle of Mann"
Why ? "Great bars, I kept the middle ground between Pete and Glen". (those that were there will understand !)

Most Embarrassing moment on the Pitch "Fairly psyched up making debut for Southport 1sts, I chased the kick off ball only to then realise it was only the warm up ball being kicked off the pitch".

Most Embarrasing moment off the Pitch

Best Match for Witney
"Beating Oxford Old Boys in the League back in 92/93, the first time we had done so for many seasons".
Witney v Oxford OB's March 27th 1993, WON 12 - 3 Moss(A), Strutt, Cannons(A), Dunbar, Gardner, Lewis(G), Briggs; Cobb, Mutch(A), Gosling, Lewis(S), Serle, *Campbell, Tullett, Godfrey(M)
Repl : Cresswell, Godfrey(S)
Scorers : Briggs(try), Moss(con, pen)

"The epic Cup win against Banbury".
Gibbons, Dunbar, Herbourn, Snow, Breary, Grant, Wilsker(D), Aldridge, Hoyle, *Gosling, Serle, Chatterton, Townsend, Campbell, Godfrey(M)
Repl : Wicks(D), Strutt, Rawlings, Smith(A)
Scorers : Brearey(try), Grant(4 pens)

Worst Match for Witney
"Didcot in the League, the winner stayed up, the looser went down, we lost !"
Witney v Didcot 28th April 1990, Lost 16 - 13 Cannons(A), Strutt, Williams(C), Hugo(N), Wicks, *Lewis(G), Ward, Rose, Hoyle, Gosling, Mills, Brown, Campbell, Holliday, Godfrey(M)
Repl : Bennett(J), Gardner
Scores : Strutt(T), Hugo(T), Cannons (C, P)

"Chinnor in the Cup last year, it was me who gave away the penalty in the last minute".
Witney v Chinnor 21st Feb 1999, Drew 9 - 9 (out on away team rule)
Hollick, Phillips, Thomas(P), Martin, Dunmore, Grant, *Herbourn; Aldridge, Merriman, Gosling, Habberley, Williams(J), Williams(G), Campbell, Lyall
Repl : Rusteberg, Townsend, Blacker(M), Toase, Knox, Serle
Scorer : Grant (3 pen)

How to improve training "One free beer in the bar after and ban Touch Rugby in the winter !".

Remaining Rugby Ambitions "To play in the County Cup Final"
"To drop a goal in a League match"

Miscellaneous
Ex-Clubs :
Waterloo (one month 1979), Southport 79-85

Honours :
Lancs Colts 81/82, Oxtails 91/92, Oxon County 93/94

Most Admired Witney Player
"Andy Cannons, a brilliant passer of the ball who always created time for the players around him", "anyone who plays in the front row, because I couldn't and any second rows as it's the hardest position".

Don't mention :
"what the opposition will do", "loosing".

Distinguishing Features :
"red hair and moon tanned legs"

True story from last weeks Mini's Tour :
JC was sharing a room with Paul Copperwheat and after a few ales, he retired to be and the last words he said before snoring were, "I love Witney Rugby Club".

Editors Comment:
My first memories of JC was when he first joined the club and said he liked a beer after the match. Being a typical northern lad he soon let us know he could drink any southerners under the table. He started on the "moorlumps" and after a few beers at the club, we wandered into town. The fresh air hit JC and he decided to "air" his legs as we walked down to the chippy (just after 6pm !). He decided the beer was a bit stronger down here than he thought and renamed it, "mental juice". That was the start of many good nights out and with JC there is always lots of banter and a hangover guaranteed. On the pitch, you'll never find a more committed player and he never gives an inch but is as fair as they come both off the pitch and on it. If you had 15 JC's on the pitch each week, you wouldn't go far wrong and you certainly wouldn't lack effort or heart."

Name:	John Campbell
Nickname:	JC, Ginger Tosser
Born:	1963 Bethlehem
Weight:	13st (if you ever get the chance, look at the first ever Boxer Short night team photo, he was more like 9st then)
Height:	6ft
Position:	Flanker (Occasional No8,2nd row, Old b'stards centre)
Job:	Landscape Gardener
Education:	St. Mary's College, Crosby, Liverpool (he won't admit to 10 O' Levels!)

First Season	1984/85
No of Games	279
For 1st XV	214
Number of Tries	45
Tries for 1st	26
Captain	1sts 91/92, 92/93
Match Day Superstitions	"Always change in the corner next to Goz, Gaz and Jez. " "Always go out second to last" "Have been known to occasionally throw up on match days" ….. during matches !
Most Admired International Player	Fergus Slattery and John Jeffreys, never backed down, never stopped working in defence or attack
Favourite Rugby Tour	"Isle of Mann" Why ? "Great bars, I kept the middle ground between Pete and Glen". (those that were there will understand !)
Most Embarrassing moment on the Pitch	"Fairly psyched up making debut for Southport 1sts, I chased the kick off ball only to then realise it was only the warm up ball being kicked off the pitch".
Most Embarrasing moment off the Pitch
Best Match for Witney	"Beating Oxford Old Boys in the League back in 92/93, the first time we had done so for many seasons". Witney v Oxford OB's March 27th 1993, WON 12 - 3 Moss(A), Strutt, Cannons(A), Dunbar, Gardner, Lewis(G), Briggs; Cobb, Mutch(A), Gosling, Lewis(S), Serle, Campbell, Tullett, Godfrey(M) Repl : Cresswell, Godfrey(S) Scorers : Briggs(try), Moss(con, pen) "The epic Cup win against Banbury". Gibbons, Dunbar, Herbourn, Snow, Breary, Grant, Wilsker(D), Aldridge, Hoyle, Gosling, Serle, Chatterton, Townsend, Campbell, Godfrey(M) Repl : Wicks(D), Strutt, Rawlings, Smith(A) Scorers : Brearey(try), Grant(4 pens)
Worst Match for Witney	"Didcot in the League, the winner stayed up, the looser went down, we lost !" Witney v Didcot 28th April 1990, Lost 16 - 13 Cannons(A), Strutt, Williams(C), Hugo(N), Wicks, Lewis(G), Ward, Rose, Hoyle, Gosling, Mills, Brown, Campbell, Holliday, Godfrey(M) Repl : Bennett(J), Gardner Scores : Strutt(T), Hugo(T), Cannons (C, P) "Chinnor in the Cup last year, it was me who gave away the penalty in the last minute". Witney v Chinnor 21st Feb 1999, Drew 9 - 9 (out on away team rule) Hollick, Phillips, Thomas(P), Martin, Dunmore, Grant, Herbourn; Aldridge, Merriman, Gosling, Habberley, Williams(J), Williams(G), Campbell, Lyall Repl : Rusteberg, Townsend, Blacker(M), Toase, Knox, Serle Scorer : Grant (3 pen)
How to improve training	"One free beer in the bar after and ban Touch Rugby in the winter !".
Remaining Rugby Ambitions	"To play in the County Cup Final" "To drop a goal in a League match"
Miscellaneous	Ex-Clubs : Waterloo (one month 1979), Southport 79-85 Honours : Lancs Colts 81/82, Oxtails 91/92, Oxon County 93/94 Most Admired Witney Player "Andy Cannons, a brilliant passer of the ball who always created time for the players around him", "anyone who plays in the front row, because I couldn't and any second rows as it's the hardest position". Don't mention : "what the opposition will do", "loosing". Distinguishing Features : "red hair and moon tanned legs" True story from last weeks Mini's Tour : JC was sharing a room with Paul Copperwheat and after a few ales, he retired to be and the last words he said before snoring were, "I love Witney Rugby Club". Editors Comment: My first memories of JC was when he first joined the club and said he liked a beer after the match. Being a typical northern lad he soon let us know he could drink any southerners under the table. He started on the "moorlumps" and after a few beers at the club, we wandered into town. The fresh air hit JC and he decided to "air" his legs as we walked down to the chippy (just after 6pm !). He decided the beer was a bit stronger down here than he thought and renamed it, "mental juice". That was the start of many good nights out and with JC there is always lots of banter and a hangover guaranteed. On the pitch, you'll never find a more committed player and he never gives an inch but is as fair as they come both off the pitch and on it. If you had 15 JC's on the pitch each week, you wouldn't go far wrong and you certainly wouldn't lack effort or heart."