Mark Hughes (rugby league)

Mark Hughes
Personal information
Full name	Mark Hughes
Nickname	Boozy
Born	(1976-12-15) 15 December 1976 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia
Playing 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	26	11	0	0	44
	Total	187	77	0	0	308
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2001	New South Wales	3	0	0	0	0
2002	Country Origin	1	0	0	0	0
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. In 2013, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and subsequently established the Mark Hughes Foundation.^[1]

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 where he played in the Knights' 2001 NRL grand final victory.

Having won the 2001 NRL Premiership, the Knights traveled to England to play the 2002 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, the Bradford Bulls. Hughes played at centre in Newcastle's loss. Hughes was selected for all three games for the New South Wales Blues in the 2001 Origin series where he played at fullback.

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.^[2]

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

↑ "Home Page". Mark Hughes Foundation website. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
↑ cessnockadvertiser.com.au (21 July 2010). "Kurri Rugby League Club announces Team of the Century". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2 April 2011.

Newcastle 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 Hagan

Newcastle 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" Reilly

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: Malcolm Reilly

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