Richie Pugh

Richie Pugh
Full name Richard Pugh
Date of birth (1983-08-10) 10 August 1983
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)


2007–08
2008–09
Swansea
Cardiff
London Welsh
Exeter
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003–08
2009–
Ospreys
Scarlets
78
29
(35)
(5)
correct as of 22:40, 29 November 2010 (UTC).
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)



2005–
Wales U16
Wales U19
Wales U21
Wales



1



(5)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
Wales 7's (?)

Richie Pugh (born 10 August 1983 in Swansea) is Wales international rugby union player who plays at openside flanker. Pugh was schooled in Brynmill primary and Bishop Gore Comprehensive schools.

Signed as a youth, he was released from the Ospreys regional side in 2008 and joined Exeter Chiefs. In May 2009 he joined the Scarlets.

Pugh has played just once for Wales, when he came on as a replacement in their tour match against USA (4 June 2005) which Wales won comfortably by 77 – 3. Pugh marked his international debut with a try. Pugh was part of the Welsh team who won the Melrose Cup at the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens, having been part of the team for several seasons, and he has also captained the team on several occasions.

He was selected in the Wales Sevens squad for 2012-13[1]

He has been appointed assistant coach for the GB women's sevens team in the Rio 2016 Olympics.


Richie Pugh
Medal record
Rugby Sevens
Competitor for  Wales
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Dubai 2009

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