Mac Hughes
| Full name | Norman McLaurin Hughes | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 November 1932 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Albury, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | January 2021 (aged 88) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Brisbane, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Norman McLaurin Hughes (18 November 1932 — January 2021) was an Australian rugby union international.
Hughes, a native of Albury, received his education in Sydney, attending Mosman Preparatory School and Sydney Church of England Grammar School.[1] He played rugby for Sydney University during his tertiary studies.[2]
A back row forward, Hughes gained 14 caps during his time with the Wallabies, which began on the 1953 tour of South Africa. He played all four Tests on the tour, which included an influential performance in the win over the Springboks in Cape Town.[3] After finishing his Wallabies career with five Test appearances during the 1957–58 tour of Britain, Ireland and France, Hughes spent the next few years in London, where he played rugby for Blackheath and Middlesex.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Norman McLaurin Hughes". classicwallabies.com.au.
- ^ "Big chance for Union forward". The Sun. 30 April 1953. p. 51 (Late Final Extra) – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Wallabies last minute victory". Brisbane Telegraph. 7 September 1953. p. 22 (City Final) – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Middlesex Line-Up". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 4 February 1959.
External links
[edit]- Mac Hughes at ESPNscrum
- 1932 births
- 2021 deaths
- Australian rugby union players
- Australia international rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Albury
- Sydney University Football Club players
- Blackheath F.C. players
- Middlesex County RFU players
- People educated at Sydney Church of England Grammar School
- University of Sydney alumni
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
- New South Wales rugby union team players