Emlyn Hughes (rugby league)
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| Full name | Emlyn Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1910 Port Talbot, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 1980 (aged 70) Ealing, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emlyn Hughes (January 1910 – December 1980) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He played at representative level for Wales, and at club level for St Helens and Huddersfield, as a prop or second-row.[1][2][3]
Playing career
Club career
Hughes played rugby union for Llanelli RFC before switching to rugby league in 1936, joining English club St Helens.[4] He was transferred to Huddersfield in 1938.[5]
Hughes played at second-row in Huddersfield's 18–10 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1938 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1938–39 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 22 October 1938.
International honours
Hughes won caps for Wales while at Huddersfield in 1938 against England, and in 1939 against France.[1]
Personal life
Emlyn Hughes was the brother of Fred Hughes, who was also a Welsh rugby league international, and the uncle of the former association footballer for Liverpool and England, Emlyn Hughes.
References
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "St Helens "Finds"". Liverpool Echo. 5 September 1936. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A New Forward For Fartown". Huddersfield Examiner. 3 September 1938. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.