Mark Hughes (rugby league)

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Mark Hughes
Personal information
Full name Mark Hughes
Date of birth 15 December 1976 (1976-12-15) (age 31)
Place of birth Kurri Kurri, NSW, Australia
Height 186 cm
Weight 93 kg
Nickname(s) Boozy
Youth clubs
Years Club
Kurri Kurri
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
1997–2005
2006		 Newcastle Knights
Catalans Dragons		 161 (264)
Representative teams
2001 New South Wales 3 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Mark Hughes (born 15 December 1976 in Kurri Kurri, New South Wales) is a former professional rugby league player for the Newcastle Knights in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition. He primarily played at fullback or in the centres.

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[edit] Club career

Hughes played eight seasons with the Newcastle Knights and was a member of both premiership sides in the club's history. 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Career highlights

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