Wayne Godwin

Wayne Godwin
Personal information


Full name	Wayne Godwin
Nickname	Wagga
Born	(1982-03-13) 13 March 1982 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb) ^[1]
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001–04	Castleford Tigers	69	18	56	0	184
2004–06	Wigan Warriors	52	7	0	0	28
2007–08	Hull	19	4	0	0	16
2008–10	Bradford Bulls	43	7	0	0	28
2011–13	Salford City Reds	52	6	0	0	24
2014–	Dewsbury Rams	12	5	0	0	20
	Total	247	47	56	0	300
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2004	England	3	1	20	0	44
As of 6 September 2014
Source: RLP & Wigan stats

Wayne Godwin, born 13 March 1982 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England is an English rugby league player.

Wayne Godwin plays for Dewsbury Rams in the Championship.

Godwins's position of choice is at hooker. He can also operate at scrum-half

Early life

Wayne grew up in Pontefract and supported Featherstone Rovers as a child.

Early career

Wayne Godwin turned pro in 2002 by being signed from his local club Knottingley Rockware to play for Castleford Tigers until the end of 2004, making over 60 appearances. Wayne signed a two-year deal with Wigan after Castleford's relegation at the end of 2004's Super League IX.

Godwin signed for Hull in 2006

Bradford Bulls

Wayne signed for Bradford in 2008 and was the understudy to Terry Newton, during his time at Bradford he always wore the number 14 shirt and has established himself as a fan favourite. During his time at Bradford he played many different positions including loose forward several times. Mick Potter's arrival at Odsal and the arrival of the vastly experienced hooker Matt Diskin put Wayne in a position where he would be the 3rd choice hooker and would not feature in every game of the 2011 season. On December 20 it was rumoured and all but confirmed in the League Express that he was going to join Salford Reds on a 3 year deal.

Salford City Reds

It was announced that Wayne Godwin had joined Salford due to their intended hooker Tevita Leo Latu being refused a visa despite currently playing for Wakefield in the Super League. On Godwin's debut he scored a try vs Leigh Centurions but still lost 13-12, in his second game vs Wigan Warriors he didn't cross the line in Salford's 28-34 defeat against the current champions

Dewsbury Rams

Wayne has signed for the Dewsbury Rams for the 2014 season playing in the Kingstone Press Championship On the 15th March 2015, Godwin return on a four week loan to the Salford Red Devils

Representative

Wayne was called into the England A squad for the 2004 European Nations cup.

As of September 2010, With 20 goals, Wayne is 6th in the list of England's all-time Goal Scorers (behind George Fairbairn, Andrew Farrell, Kevin Sinfield, Ernest Ward, & James "Jimmy" Ledgard), with 44 points he is 9th in the list of England's all-time Point Scorers (behind George Fairbairn, Andrew Farrell, Kevin Sinfield, Ernest Ward, James "Jimmy" Ledgard, Jamie Rooney, Rob Burrow & Bobbie Goulding).

Statistics

Club career

Year	Club	Apps	Pts	T	G	FG
2001	Castleford Tigers	6	8	2	-	-
2002	Castleford Tigers	13	20	5	-	-
2003	Castleford Tigers	20	20	5	-	-
2004	Castleford Tigers	25	136	6	56	-
2005	Wigan Warriors	23	8	2	-	-
2006	Wigan Warriors	24	16	4	-	-
2007	Hull	16	4	1	-	-
2008	Bradford Bulls	12	8	2	-	-