Fred Hughes (rugby)

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Fred Hughes
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Hughes
Bornunknown
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Diedunknown
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1945–≤45 Llanelli RFC
≤1945–≤45 Swansea RFC
≤1945–≤45
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1945–≥45 Barrow
≤1946–≥46 Workington Town
≥1946–≥46 Liverpool Stanley
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945–46 Wales 3
≤1946 Great Britain 0
Source: [1]

Frederick "Fred" Hughes (birth unknown – death unknown) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Llanelli RFC, Swansea RFC and , and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain (non-Tests) and Wales, and at club level for Barrow, Workington Town and Liverpool Stanley, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2]

Background[]

Fred Hughes was born in Llanelli. Wales, and he was the father of the association footballer of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s for England and Liverpool; Emlyn Hughes.[3][4]

International honours[]

Fred Hughes won 3 caps for Wales in 1945–1946 while at Barrow and Workington Town.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
  3. ^ David Lawrenson (2007). "The Rugby League Miscellany [Page-6]". Vision Sport Publishing. ISBN 978-1-905326-30-3
  4. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

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