Jeremy Pugh

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]

Jeremy Pugh

Full name	Jeremy David Pugh
Date of birth	(1960-03-04) 4 March 1960 (age 65)
Place of birth	Builth Wells, Powys, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1987–1990 Wales 3 (0) Correct as of 9 October 2018

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]