Name: Mary Drew
Nickname: "N.O.B (Nutty Old Bird) or Mad Mare"
Born: "Stratford Upon Avon - Shakespeare Country - hence my artistic temperement !"
"Not the oldest in the team"
Weight: "9 stone-ish, started off at 8 stone but I'm trying to build myself up to be a fatty forward !".
Height: "5ft 4"
Position: "1) Motorbike in my front room "
"2) Scrum Half"
"Have been full back but prefer the Motor Bike !"
Job: "Grass Coifuerr and vegetation extraction expert"
Education: "Internationally educated in Africa, England and Australia"
First Season "About 1998, Rugby 7's for the Holybush, it was the first time I had ever played rugby"
No of Games "Not sure".
For 1st XV
Number of Tries "14"
Favourite Try
"The first try ever for Witney Angels. It was in my comeback game after I broke my collarbone, the Under 14's/15's were there and I will always remember them cheering and going mad."
Tries for 1st
Captain Started 2001-2002
Match Day Superstitions "I always wear smart clothes as we are the 1st team. This superstition is for Andrea as I think she would be upset if I wasn't dressed smartly as she always comments. I also like to change in the corner behind the door. I don't consciously do either of these things, I just do."
Most Admired International Player

"George Gregan - what an inspiration and my dad knew his dad"

Most Admired Witney Player
"Norm, the God - goes without saying"
"I also find JC's rugby amazing, if I could play half as well as JC, I would be chuffed"
"Soft spot too for Remy, my honerary brother and an awsome tackler"
"And of course, Mike Minch !!!!"

Favourite Rugby Tour "The Hungarians"
Most Embarrassing moment on the Pitch The other week at Oxford. It was tap and go penalty barely 10 yards from the try line - tap,drop - say no more !"
Most Embarrasing moment off the Pitch

"Mark Godfrey's Christmas Party as I can't remember it, thank god but he knows what I am talking about"
"Also, any of my pissed escapades that ended in hospital".

Best Match for Witney

"Burnham at home - the one where I got 4 tries"

Worst Match for Witney

"It would have been Olney if we had played them, cos I had a funny feeling about that game"

How to improve training "On your bike f###ing Welshy !!!"
Remaining Rugby Ambitions "To find a boyfriend that fits in with rugby socialising and also to play with a full XV before I retire !".
Miscellaneous

"Being the only original from the Rugby Club 7's with the Holybush that started off this Ladies Rugby team. I have seen many players come and go for the Angels but I feel that the squad we have at the moment, although short on backs, is one of the strongest we've had. We have managed to get the hard core from 6 up to 10, so hopefully in the next couple of seasons it will be 12-14 and one day 15-20. I admire each and everyone of the girls in the team for their quirks and personalities and individual rugby skills that they possess. For the past 5 years, Witney Rugby Club has been like a second home and everyone has made me feel welcome - its that old Witney Club family extension thing. Thanks everyone Actually you girls are a bunch of bitches but that wouldn't have taken up so much space !"

Players Comment -
Well what can be said about Mary Drew ? She's mad, funny, especially when pissed and has put a lot of work into the team. She has her odd moments of going off the pitch on one but we will let her off that as she;s Mary ! If at any time you have had a few and you need cheering up, get her to sing the "Pizz Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonalds song. !
Ta Mummy Mary

Editors Comment -
Mary is a great character and as we were at school together, I'm envious she is still playing and I'm not. She brightens up the club and underneath wants desperately for the Angels to succeed. One of life's gooduns ! and her games to tries ratio is pretty good too.