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Rhys Pugsley

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Rhys Pugsley
Personal information
Born (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994 (age 29)
Newport, Wales[1]
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]
As of 7 September 2014

Rhys Pugsley (born 20 October 1994) was a Welsh former professional rugby league footballer.[2]

Born in Newport, Pugsley attended Caerleon Comprehensive School, and started playing rugby league for local amateur club Newport Titans.[3] In 2011, he joined the academy at Wigan. In 2012, he made his international début for Wales against France on his 18th birthday.[4]

In 2014, he received a two-year ban after testing positive for anabolic steroids.[1] In 2016, he failed a second drugs test after testing positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone, resulting in a further eight-year ban from all sport.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wigan forward Rhys Pugsley handed two-year ban for steroid use". The Guardian. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Rugby league: Wales unveil schoolboy squad". Wales Online. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Autumn internationals: France 20-6 Wales". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Rhys Pugsley: Eight-year ban for Wales RL international". BBC Sport. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.