Rhys Pugsley
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| Born | 20 October 1994 Newport, Wales[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
- ^ a b "Wigan forward Rhys Pugsley handed two-year ban for steroid use". The Guardian. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Rugby league: Wales unveil schoolboy squad". Wales Online. 2 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Autumn internationals: France 20-6 Wales". BBC Sport. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Rhys Pugsley: Eight-year ban for Wales RL international". BBC Sport. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2017.