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Phillip Pugh (born 8 October 1959) is a Welsh former
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international. A native of Seven Sisters in Neath Port Talbot, Pugh was a flanker and played his senior rugby for
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. He was a physical player, regarded as an enforcer, whose performance for Neath against the touring
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in 1989 earned him a maiden
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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.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pugh, Phil 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