Ian Gough

Ian Gough (born 10 November 1976) is a former Wales international rugby union footballer. His usual position was lock forward. He made his debut for the Wales national rugby union team against South Africa in 1998, and was a regular thereafter, including playing in the 2006 Six Nations Championship, and the mid year series against Argentina. He also played within the Irish under-19 international team.

Ian Gough

Birth name	Ian Mervyn Gough
Date of birth	(1976-11-10) 10 November 1976
Place of birth	Panteg
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	18 st 10 lb (119 kg)
School	Llantarnam
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second row Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1995 Toronto Nomads () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2000 1996–2003 2003–2007 2007–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 Pontypridd Newport NG Dragons Ospreys London Irish NG Dragons 57 139 92 119 13 10 (0) (40) (25) (10) (0) (0) Correct as of 10 May 2015 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–2009 Wales Youth Wales U-19 Wales U-21 Wales A Wales 64 (5) Correct as of 14 November 2011

On 18 January 2010 he was named in the 35 man Wales national Squad for the 2010 Six Nations tournament.[1]

He retired from professional rugby 5 September 2013, only to be tempted back with the opportunity to play for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. In May 2014 Gough rejoined Newport Gwent Dragons. He announced his retirement from playing in May 2015.