Bob Gould (1863 – 29 December 1931) was a

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international

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forward who played club rugby for Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 11 caps for

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and captained them for one match. Gould is best known within the sport of rugby as the brother of Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, one of the first superstars of Welsh rugby.

Rugby career

Gould played most of his club rugby with Newport, spending 8 seasons with the club between 1879 and 1887. He captained Newport in his final season.

International career

Gould was first capped for Wales against

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on 28 January 1882.WRU player profile
/ref> He would play for Wales a further 10 times, captaining the team against Scotland on 26 February 1887. Gould would play his last five international games with his younger brother Arthur and the Scotland game of 1885 is noted as being the first international rugby game to have brothers on both sides. The Goulds for Wales and

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for Scotland.

International matches played

WalesSmith (1980), pg 466. * 1882, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 * 1882, 1884 * 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887

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