Bob Gould (rugby union)

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Bob Gould
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Bob Gould
Birth nameRobert Gould
Date of birth1863
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Date of death29 December 1931 (aged 6768)
Place of death Nice, France [1]
Notable relative(s) Arthur Gould (brother)
Bert Gould (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
London Welsh ()
1879-1887 Newport RFC ()
Richmond R.F.C. ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1882-1887 Wales [2] 11 (0)

Bob Gould (1863 – 29 December 1931) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Newport Rugby Football Club. He won 11 caps for Wales and captained them for one match. Gould is best known within the sport of rugby as the brother of Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, one of the first superstars of Welsh rugby.

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Rugby career

Gould played most of his club rugby with Newport, spending 8 seasons with the club between 1879 and 1887. He captained Newport in his final season.

International career

Gould was first capped for Wales against Ireland on 28 January 1882. [3] He would play for Wales a further 10 times, captaining the team against Scotland on 26 February 1887. Gould would play his last five international games with his younger brother Arthur and the Scotland game of 1885 is noted as being the first international rugby game to have brothers on both sides. The Goulds for Wales and George and Richard Maitland for Scotland.

International matches played

Wales [4]

Bibliography

References

  1. Newport RFC player profile Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Newport Gwent Dragons: Past player profiles". www.newportgwentdragons.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
  3. WRU player profile [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Smith (1980), pg 466.
Rugby Union Captain
Preceded by Newport RFC Captain
1886-1887
Succeeded by