Lived in Findern till moving to Littleover at 4 yrs old then Mickleover from 15. Guy left home at 18 years old to go narrow boating for a couple of years.

Became a nurse then trained at Birmingham for 6 years, before entering General Nursing at the City Hospital in Derby (now the Royal Derby Hospital) and specialising in Older People’s Care. He met his wife Julie who was sitting behind him during the taking of his final exam, and they married in 1987. They lived in a flat above his father’s business in St Werburgh Street in Derby until they bought a house in Barrow on Trent.

Guy knew Tim Boyse from living in Barrow and went to a joint birthday party of Tim and Roger Lucas who shared the same birthday. Needless to say there were rather a lot of rugby folks there and Guy expressed an interest in the game.
His first game involved Roger being sin binned for throwing a punch. Guy’s rugby playing was mainly for Phil Johnson’s thirds, and the Muffs (Melbourne Under 55s).

Guy’s tireless work for the Club extends to two positions on the Committee. Joint Chairman with Roger Lucas and Senior Joint Match Day Ops Manager with his wife Julie. Most importantly, Guy is Curator and Operator of the electronic score board on the MSP Clubhouse wall, his diligence we are all most grateful for.

1. First position you played in rugby: Wing
2. Worst injury: Shoulder and compartment syndrome right leg

3. Best player you played with at MRFC or elsewhere: Stuart Hamilton

4. Best person for post-match drinks, fun and frolics: Tim Boyse

5. What should your nickname be: Pagey/Badger/Sludgebox (all are my nicknames)

6. What bad habit do you have: Nicotine

7. Your sporting hero: Steve Redgrave

8. Your non-sporting hero : Nelson Mandela

9. Favourite food/meal: Stilton Cheese

10. Favourite TV programme/film: TV – Any Human Heart

11. Favourite book: Inland Waterways of England by Rolt

12. Who dead or alive would you like to have a conversation with: Stephen Fry

13. You can take either a book, music or a tool to a desert island. Which, and what would it be: Multitool

14. Dream job: Crafter in The Repair Shop

15. Tell me something about you that no one knows: Derby College’s lightweight weightlifting Champion

16. A phrase that reflects your life: An honest trier

17. What sport do you wish you’d tried: Competitive dinghy sailing

18. Who would you like to see interviewed for this article: Tim Boyse

19. Your wish for the future of MRFC: Healthy, happy, successful, Midlands RFC

20. Your Melbourne Dream Team of players past and present:
Roger Lucas
Dan Walker
Tony Day
Chris Stark
Jake Watts
Keir Biggins
Devon Iliffe
Ian Lucas
Olly Page
Stuart Hamilton
Tom Howard
Jack Fisher
Dean Sylvester
Chris Pearce
Ian Watts