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