Joe Pugsley
Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
Intro | Welsh rugby union and rugby league player | |
Places | United Kingdom | |
was | Athlete Rugby league player Rugby union player | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 10 May 1885, Swansea | |
Death | 13 June 1976Cardiff (aged 91 years) | |
Star sign | Taurus |
Joseph "Joe" Pugsley (10 May 1885 — 13 June 1976 (aged 91)) born in Swansea, was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for Wales, and at club level for Grange Stars RFC, Cardiff RFC, and London Welsh RFC, as a Hooker, i.e. number 2, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, as a Hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums, he died in Cardiff.
Joe Pugsley won caps for Wales (RU) while at Cardiff RFC in 1910 against England, Scotland, and Ireland, and in 1911 against England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, and won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1911.