Phil Godman
| Birth name | Philip James Godman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 2 lb (184 lb; 83 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Susan Godman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Phil Godman (born 20 May 1982) is an ex rugby union player, who played for Edinburgh Rugby and Newcastle Falcons as well as representing Scottish rugby union side.
Early life
He was educated at
cup in 1999 and 2000, when he captained the side.[1]
Club career
After leaving
fly-half at Edinburgh Rugby and remained so until tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in training with Edinburgh in September 2010. After missing the remainder of 2010 and the majority of 2011, as a result of the injury, Godman found opportunities restricted as new coach Michael Bradley looked to make wholesale changes to the Edinburgh Rugby squad. In May 2012, he left Edinburgh Rugby for RFU Championship team London Scottish F.C. In April 2013, Godman agreed to rejoin Newcastle Falcons for the 2013/14 season.[2] However he was released from Newcastle Falcons prior to the 2015/16 season and is now coaching at the High School of Dundee.[3]
International career
He represented the
man of the match as Scotland recorded their first win over Australia for 27 years.[5] He remained a mainstay in the Scottish squad under coach Andy Robinson until tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in training with his club Edinburgh in September 2010.[6] After recovering from the injury, Godman returned to the Scottish squad in January 2012.[7]
However, he never played for Scotland again.
References
- ^ The Scotsman. "Godman flies coop to join Newcastle Falcons". 14 September 2000. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
- ^ a b Black, Gareth. "Newcastle Falcons swoop to sign Scottish trio". The Scotsman, 23 April 2013. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
- ^ The Edinburgh Evening News
- ^ ESPNScrum.com. "Phil Godman | Rugby Union". Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
- ^ Gallagher, Brendan. "Phil Godman celebrates Scotland's 'fantastic' win over Australia". The Daily Telegraph, 22 November 2009. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
- ^ BBC. "Injured Phil Godman faces race for World Cup fitness". 22 September 2010. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.
- ^ BBC. "Edinburgh fly-half Phil Godman returns to Scotland squad". 19 January 2012. Retrieved on 25 May 2013.