Jeremy Pugh
Wales international rugby union footballer
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Jeremy David Pugh (born 4 March 1960)[1] is a former international rugby union player. He played for the Wales national rugby union team in the late 1980s.[2]
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| Born | 4 March 1960 Builth Wells, Powys, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pugh played his club rugby for Neath. He first played for Wales in 1987 against the USA. Altogether he won three caps.[2] He played his last international match against Scotland on 3 March 1990.[1]
In 2006 Pugh was one of three former international rugby players to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the NSPCC.[3]
Other activities
Pugh later became a property developer in Builth Wells.[2]
Political career
Pugh stood as a candidate for the Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party at the 2016 Welsh Assembly election, heading the party list in the Mid and West Wales region. [4][5][6] While campaigning, he pledged to give away half of his salary if elected.[7] Abolish the Welsh Assembly polled 5% of the regional vote in Mid and West Wales, and failed to win any seats.[8][9]
At the 2017 local elections, Pugh was elected to Powys County Council as an independent councillor for the Builth Wells ward, receiving 53.5% of all votes cast.[10]
Pugh ran again for Abolish the Welsh Assembly at the 2021 Senedd election, being the third-placed candidate on the regional list for Mid and West Wales.[11][12] The party were again unsuccessful in winning seats, having polled just 3% of the regional vote.[13][14]
Pugh was re-elected as a councillor at the 2022 local elections.[15]
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