Corey Hughes

Corey Hughes

Hughes while playing for the Sharks in 2009
Personal information
Born	17 February 1978 (1978-02-17) (age 33) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1998–08	Bulldogs	213	27	1	1	111
2009–	Cronulla-Sutherland	21	0	0	0	0
	Total	234	27	1	1	111
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008	City Origin	1	0	0	0	0
Source: NRL Stats

Corey Hughes (born 17 February 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla Sharks club in the National Rugby League competition. He previously played eleven seasons for the Bulldogs. He primarily plays at hooker.

He played at five-eighth for the Canterbury Bulldogs in their loss at the 1998 NRL grand final to the Brisbane Broncos.

Hughes signed a one year deal with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks for 2009.^[1][2]

Corey Hughes is the youngest brother of former Bulldogs players, Glen Hughes and Steven Hughes. He is the son of former Canterbury Bulldog's five-eighth, Garry Hughes.

Controversy

In 2005, Corey Hughes was involved in a brawl at the Kembla Grange Racecourse.^[3] He was fined by the Bulldogs but has refused to pay it.

External links

• Official Corey Hughes NRL profile

References

1. ^ "Push is on by younger guns as retirement and transfers bite". The Leader. 2008-10-01. http://stgeorge.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/push-is-on-by-younger-guns-as-retirement-and-transfers-bite/1321606.aspx. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 
2. ^ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. http://www.nrllive.com.au/2009-nrl-player-movements/. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 
3. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 25 October, 2005. Story: "Bulldogs in the doghouse again"

Persondata
Name	Hughes, Corey
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	17 February 1978
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Date of death
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