| Name: | Gareth Williams |
| Nickname: | Plums; Cholmondley Warner |
| Born: | 1975 |
| Weight: | 13st |
| Height: | 5ft 11" ...and a bit |
| Position: | Flanker (if upright) |
| Job: | Chemicals Installation Consultant |
| Education: | Woodgreen |
| First Season | In the 1980's as a Junior |
| No of Games | 174 |
| For 1st XV | 51 |
| Number of Tries | 27 |
| Tries for 1st | 9 |
| Captain | n/a |
| Match Day Superstitions | Warm up as far away from the ginger blokes as possible |
| Most Admired International Player |
"Jean Pierre Reives. Any man who smokes 40 Gaulloise Blondes a day, and goes on the piss till 3am the night before an international, gets my vote any day" Most respected Witney player: "Wellie Weston. Taught me the fine art of 'front row persuasion'. |
| Favourite Rugby Tour | Hungary : "member of a small minority that ruined the Tour for everyone" Worst Tour: Hungary : "couldn't speak properly for 8 months afterwards" |
| Most Embarrassing moment on the Pitch | Again there are many, but watching John 'the lobster' Cambell escape from a pic-nic table, in the middle of the 1st Team pitch at 8am, the morning after a club dinner is a highlight. |
| Most Embarrasing moment off the Pitch |
Too many. |
| Best Match for Witney | 1sts v Slough (League) 1998, WON 21-15 Witney XV Hollick, Gardner, Thomas, Illot, Phillips, Grant, Herbourn, *Aldridge, Williams(G), Gosling, Serle, Williams(J), Campbell, Romaine, Godfrey(M) Repls : Merriman, Richens, Diacon, Nicholson Scorers : Williams(J)(try), Thomas(try), Grant(3 pens, 1 con) "Hard Fought and a must win game" |
| Worst Match for Witney | 2nds v Littlemore 1994, Lost 26 - 6 Strutt, Martin, Dunbar, Wicks(D), Checkley, Grant, Wilsker(D), Rose, Hoyle, *Gosling, Burgees, Serle, Williams(G), Benett(J), Holliday Repl : Glen Davies, Gareth Davies Scorers : Grant (pen, drop goal) "the shoulder problems began." |
| How to improve training | Another excuse for 'a couple of pints |
| Remaining Rugby Ambitions | |
| Miscellaneous | Best club to play at: "Anywhere as long as Dave Wilsker is driving (an adventure in anyones book)" Worst club to play at: "Oxford Harlequins, the bar is crap." Favourite International Match: "There are many, but Wales defeating England last year is right up there." Least Favourite Int. Match: France v England ' 91 wc. The worst case of the shits ever experienced. (ladies loo in the Louvre was a lifesaver)." |