Roger Pugh Author

Roger Pugh was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 1952. He began following Hull Kingston Rovers in 1968 and moved to the city three years later. He worked for 37 years in the civil service, the last 18 in a communications and public relations, and was awarded the OBE for his work in the New Years' honours list in 2012.Roger is known in East Yorkshire as a league cricket umpire and administrator. He retired from umpiring after 37 years in 2014 but, as a committee member of the Yorkshire County Premier League, is actively involved in the restructuring of Yorkshire cricket.The paucity of literature about the Robins has always disappointed him. When, in 2012, he retired from the civil service, he resolved to address the gap by writing a club history. He is currently a member of the committee of the Hull Kingston Rovers CommunityTrust.Roger is married to Kirsty and has a son Gavin, who is also a Rovers passholder.