Phillip Pugh (born 8 October 1959) is a Welsh former
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
international.
A native of
Seven Sisters in Neath Port Talbot, Pugh was a flanker and played his senior rugby for
Neath RFC. He was a physical player, regarded as an enforcer, whose performance for Neath against the touring
All Blacks
The New Zealand national rugby union team, commonly known as the All Blacks ( mi, Ōpango), represents New Zealand in men's international rugby union, which is considered the country's national sport. The team won the Rugby World Cup in 1987 ...
in 1989 earned him a maiden
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
call up at the age of 30 for the one-off Test in Cardiff. This remained his only Wales cap.
Pugh, previously a miner, works as a salesman for the agricultural industry.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
List of Wales national rugby union players is a list of players who have represented Wales at rugby union. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match for the senior men's team. The players are listed in order of chronological ...
References
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1959 births
Living people
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Neath Port Talbot
Neath RFC players