Name: Nick Godfrey

Nickname: "Big Nick or Slim or Bimbo"

Born: "I think so" "Oxford, Radcliffe"

Weight: "Was 25 stone now a skinny 18 stone"

Height: "5' 11'' and a bit"

Position: "Tight head prop or fly half"

Job: "Lorry Driver"

Education: "Playing in the front row is the only education I ever had"

First Season 1978/79 ?

No of Games 248 (plus some Vets ones this season)

For 1st XV 71

Number of Tries 12

Tries for 1st 1 (in a Presidents match)

Captain n/a

Match Day Superstitions "Did not talk much at all before big games (hard to believe I know)"

Most Admired International Player
"Jason Leonard or Sean Fitzpatrick, both are honest, hardworking and dedicated to perfecting front row play.."

Most Admired Witney Player
"Brother Mark who has led Witney from the front for years and still does, and JC, if only he was 6 inches taller and a stone or 2 heavier he could have been an international."

Favourite Rugby Tour "Isle of Man, to watch Dave Beckett the tour organiser running the touch, totally hammered with no clothes on opposite the local police station was rather amusing."

Most Embarrassing moment on the Pitch "Being popped into the air at Littlemore by an 18 year old half my size and 3 weeks ago playing for the American touring side at Banbury, the ball was kicked off, I went after it, tripped over my own feet and went flat on my face."

Most Embarrasing moment off the Pitch
"Chatting up a very beautiful blond in the Cross Keys some time ago only for her to tell me I went to school with her mum."

Best Match for Witney
"Any game where someone bought one of my dummies or once when a 3rd team side with only 12 players played stow with 15 players, they would not give us any players and we won by 10 points or so."

Worst Match for Witney

How to improve training "Do not let JC get bored, when he is bored the mud starts to fly at people to keep himself amused."

Remaining Rugby Ambitions "To become a better refereee so that when you turn up at a club you know by the look on peoples faces that they know they will have a good game, and to watch Witney in a cup final at Iffley Road."

Miscellaneous Editors Comment
Nick is one of the Clubs long timers and now enjoys refereeing and coaching as much as he did playing. My all time favourite memory of him was when I captained the 2nds against Oxford Harlequins and my Fly Half, Nigel Hugo was injured (hard to imagine I know). Nick was around with his boots on and soaking up the sun in his vest, so I asked him to come on. "Shall I go prop then", he asked. I told him to slot in at fly half and he beemed. From the next lineout he and I executed a dummy scissors and Nick slid through the gap left in the Quins defence who were still a bit bewildered that a 20+ stone, vested bloke had come on at fly half. Nicks pace was not quite enough to get him to the try line but I think we scored just after from the resulting play. If Nick had been the size he is now 20 years ago, I am sure he would have made far more appearances for 1sts and used some of his skills to great effect. I also had the pleasure of sharing a double bed with Nick on tour in Paris and will always remember him rolling over in the middle of the night and me finding myself trapped between the wall and him. After a small "climb" I decided the setee outside in the landing was the best option !

Name:	Nick Godfrey
Nickname:	"Big Nick or Slim or Bimbo"
Born:	"I think so" "Oxford, Radcliffe"
Weight:	"Was 25 stone now a skinny 18 stone"
Height:	"5' 11'' and a bit"
Position:	"Tight head prop or fly half"
Job:	"Lorry Driver"
Education:	"Playing in the front row is the only education I ever had"

First Season	1978/79 ?
No of Games	248 (plus some Vets ones this season)
For 1st XV	71
Number of Tries	12
Tries for 1st	1 (in a Presidents match)
Captain	n/a
Match Day Superstitions	"Did not talk much at all before big games (hard to believe I know)"
Most Admired International Player	"Jason Leonard or Sean Fitzpatrick, both are honest, hardworking and dedicated to perfecting front row play.." Most Admired Witney Player "Brother Mark who has led Witney from the front for years and still does, and JC, if only he was 6 inches taller and a stone or 2 heavier he could have been an international."
Favourite Rugby Tour	"Isle of Man, to watch Dave Beckett the tour organiser running the touch, totally hammered with no clothes on opposite the local police station was rather amusing."
Most Embarrassing moment on the Pitch	"Being popped into the air at Littlemore by an 18 year old half my size and 3 weeks ago playing for the American touring side at Banbury, the ball was kicked off, I went after it, tripped over my own feet and went flat on my face."
Most Embarrasing moment off the Pitch	"Chatting up a very beautiful blond in the Cross Keys some time ago only for her to tell me I went to school with her mum."
Best Match for Witney	"Any game where someone bought one of my dummies or once when a 3rd team side with only 12 players played stow with 15 players, they would not give us any players and we won by 10 points or so."
Worst Match for Witney
How to improve training	"Do not let JC get bored, when he is bored the mud starts to fly at people to keep himself amused."
Remaining Rugby Ambitions	"To become a better refereee so that when you turn up at a club you know by the look on peoples faces that they know they will have a good game, and to watch Witney in a cup final at Iffley Road."
Miscellaneous	Editors Comment Nick is one of the Clubs long timers and now enjoys refereeing and coaching as much as he did playing. My all time favourite memory of him was when I captained the 2nds against Oxford Harlequins and my Fly Half, Nigel Hugo was injured (hard to imagine I know). Nick was around with his boots on and soaking up the sun in his vest, so I asked him to come on. "Shall I go prop then", he asked. I told him to slot in at fly half and he beemed. From the next lineout he and I executed a dummy scissors and Nick slid through the gap left in the Quins defence who were still a bit bewildered that a 20+ stone, vested bloke had come on at fly half. Nicks pace was not quite enough to get him to the try line but I think we scored just after from the resulting play. If Nick had been the size he is now 20 years ago, I am sure he would have made far more appearances for 1sts and used some of his skills to great effect. I also had the pleasure of sharing a double bed with Nick on tour in Paris and will always remember him rolling over in the middle of the night and me finding myself trapped between the wall and him. After a small "climb" I decided the setee outside in the landing was the best option !