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This article is about the Australian rugby league player. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation)
Mark Hughes Personal information Full name Mark Hughes Nickname Boozy, Hughesy Born 15 December 1976
Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, AustraliaPlaying information Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) Position Fullback, Centre Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–2005 Newcastle Knights 161 66 0 0 264 2006 Catalans Dragons 23 8 0 0 32 Total 184 74 0 0 296 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2001 New South Wales 3 0 0 0 0 2002 Country Origin Source: Rugby League Project Mark Hughes (born 15 December 1976 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. He played club football for the Newcastle Knights in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) and later for the Catalans Dragons in the European Super League. He primarily played at fullback or in the centres.
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Club career
Hughes played for the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs in their 1995 grand final victory. He then joined the Newcastle Knights and in his debut season he was on the wing in Newcastle's maiden Grand Final victory over Manly in the 1997 Optus Cup final. He subsequently shifted to the centres and enjoyed a second premiership title with the Knights in 2001.
Injuries hampered Hughes' later career and limited his representative appearances. At the end of 2005 he left the Knights to join French club Les Catalans for the 2006 European Super League season.
In 2010 he was named fullback of Kurri Rugby League Club's team of the century.[1]
Representative career
Hughes was selected for all three games for the New South Wales Blues in the 2001 Origin series where he played at fullback.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 1997 - Round 9, Newcastle Knights v Gold Coast Chargers at Gold Coast Stadium, 3 May. He scored a try on debut.
- Representative selection: 2001, State of Origin
- Premierships: 1997, Newcastle Knights defeated Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 22–16 and 2001, Newcastle Knights defeated Parramatta Eels 30–24.
References
- ^ cessnockadvertiser.com.au (21 July 2010). "Kurri Rugby League Club announces Team of the Century". The Advertiser. http://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/kurri-rugby-league-club-announces-team-of-the-century/1891170.aspx. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Newcastle Knights Team of the Era 1988-2007 1. Robbie O'Davis • 2. Timana Tahu • 3. Matthew Gidley • 4. Mark Hughes • 5. Adam MacDougall • 6. Matthew Johns • 7. Andrew Johns
8. Mark Sargent • 9. Danny Buderus • 10. Paul Harragon • 11. Steve Simpson • 12. Ben Kennedy • 13. Marc Glanville
14. Michael Hagan • 15. Kurt Gidley • 16. Tony Butterfield • 17. Adam Muir
Coach: Malcom ReillyNewcastle Knights squad – 1997 ARL Premiers (1st Title) 1 Robbie O'Davis • 2 Darren Albert • 3 Adam MacDougall • 4 Owen Craigie • 5 Mark Hughes • 6 Matthew Johns • 7 Andrew Johns
• 8 Tony Butterfield • 9 Bill Peden • 10 Paul Harragon (c) • 11 Wayne Richards • 12 Adam Muir • 13 Marc Glanville
• 14 Troy Fletcher • 15 Scott Conley • 16 Lee Jackson • 17 Stephen Crowe
• Coach: Malcolm "Mal" ReillyNewcastle Knights squad – 2001 NRL Premiers (2nd Title) 1 Robbie O'Davis • 2 Timana Tahu • 3 Matthew Gidley • 4 Mark Hughes • 5 Adam MacDougall • 6 Sean Rudder • 7 Andrew Johns (c)
• 8 Josh Perry • 9 Danny Buderus • 10 Matt Parsons • 11 Steve Simpson • 12 Ben Kennedy • 13 Bill Peden
• 14 Paul Marquet • 15 Clinton O'Brien • 16 Glenn Grief • 17 Daniel Abraham
• Coach: Michael HaganCategories:- 1976 births
- Australian rugby league players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
- Newcastle Knights players
- New South Wales Country rugby league team players
- Kurri Kurri Bulldogs players
- Catalans Dragons players
- Living people
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Australian rugby league biography, 1970s birth stubs
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