Welsh rugby star convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend

Welsh international rugby star Ian Gough was today found guilty of attacking his ex-girlfriend, former Miss Wales Sophia Cahill, just days after she got engaged to pop star Dane Bowers.

Welsh rugby star convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend
Tue, 29 Jul, 2014 - 19:13

Welsh international rugby star Ian Gough was today found guilty of attacking his ex-girlfriend, former Miss Wales Sophia Cahill, just days after she got engaged to pop star Dane Bowers.

Beauty queen Miss Cahill choked back tears as she told how Gough shoved her into the passenger door of his white VW campervan.

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