American hooker Chad Gough played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2023. He represented the Colorado Raptors (2019-2020) and the Utah Warriors (2021-2023).

A native of St. George, UT, Gough attended the University of Utah, where he was named a Collegiate All-American with the Utes. In 2019 he joined the Colorado Raptors and earned his pro debut and 16 appearances in his debut season, starting 6 times and scoring 4 tries on over 500m gained in possession. He returned for a second year in Glendale in 2020, starting all 5 games before the CONVID-19 pandemic cut the season short.

When Major League Rugby returned in 2021, Chad Gough has returned to his native Utah to join the Warriors. He scored 2 tries in 10 games in his debut season at Zion’s Bank, and earned his test debut for the USA as Eagle #548 against the New Zealand All Blacks in July of that year. Gough would score another 3 tries in 13 games (9 starts) for the Warriors the following season, and announced his retirement at the end of that campaign. Despite retiring, Gough returned to the Warriors on a short-term deal in early 2023, earning another pair of appearances for the Warriors to take his career total to 44 appearances (20 starts), including 25 with Utah. Gough scored 9 tries on over 1,300m gained in possession, and completed over 220 tackles in his MLR career.