Keith Hughes (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 15 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Glanamman, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
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Keith Hughes (born 15 December 1949) is a Welsh former rugby union international.[1]
Born in Glanamman, Hughes earned three caps for Wales. He made his debut as a winger against Ireland in a 1970 Five Nations match at Lansdowne Road. In 1973, he was recalled in his more customary position of centre to play Australia at Cardiff. His final appearance, also as a centre, came against Scotland in the 1974 Five Nations.[2][3]
Hughes, a Cambridge blue, spent a lot of his rugby career in England. He was a London Welsh player and was a county captain for Surrey, leading them on a tour of South Africa. After returning to Wales in 1978, he appeared briefly for Llanelli, but soon retired from top level rugby to concentrate on his medical practice in West Wales.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Six Nations: A final look at some of the region's internationals". South Wales Guardian. 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Now Keith Hughes is capped". Cambridge Evening News. 9 March 1970.
- ^ "'Twinkletoes' can waltz the Welsh to win". Daily Mirror. 10 November 1973.
- ^ "Hughes Will Be Missed At Top Level". The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 1979.
External links
[edit]- Keith Hughes at ESPNscrum
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- London Welsh RFC players
- Cambridge University R.U.F.C. players
- Llanelli RFC players
- Rugby union players from Carmarthenshire
- Surrey RFU players
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- People from Glanamman