Jack Hughes (rugby league)
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Jack Hughes is an English rugby league
player for the Wigan Warriors
. His preferred playing position is at second-row. Hughes made his first-grade debut for the club in a fourth round Challenge Cup
win over Barrow Raiders
on 8 May 2011. He has also appeared representatively in an academy squad for the English national team
in 2010 to face the Australian Schoolboys
rugby league side during their tour of England.
. He attended Golborne High School for his secondary education. Before joining Wigan officially in 2008, Hughes played for the amateur Wigan St Judes ARLFC feeder club.
, after he was loaned there from Wigan
on a dual-registration deal. Although not announced during the pre-season in Wigan's 2011 squad, he made his debut first-grade appearance in the fourth round of the 2011 Challenge Cup
, ironically a victory against Barrow Raiders, playing off the bench as an interchange for Wigan.
selected Hughes to face a touring Australian Schoolboys
rugby league side in 2010, and he played in a victory against the Australian side in the opening fixture at second-row.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player for the Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
. His preferred playing position is at second-row. Hughes made his first-grade debut for the club in a fourth round Challenge Cup
2011 Challenge Cup
The 2011 Challenge Cup was a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in January 2011...
win over Barrow Raiders
Barrow Raiders
Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
on 8 May 2011. He has also appeared representatively in an academy squad for the English national team
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
in 2010 to face the Australian Schoolboys
Australian schoolboys
The Australian Schoolboys refer to junior teams that represent Australia in various sports. The name is mainly used in rugby league, rugby union and baseball...
rugby league side during their tour of England.
Early life
Hughes was born on 4 January 1992 in Billinge, MerseysideMerseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
. He attended Golborne High School for his secondary education. Before joining Wigan officially in 2008, Hughes played for the amateur Wigan St Judes ARLFC feeder club.
Debut season
Hughes' first experience of competitive rugby league came at Barrow RaidersBarrow Raiders
Barrow Raiders are an English professional rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, who are coached by Dave Clark. Formed in 1875 as Barrow Football Club, the club is the oldest of the current professional sports teams in Cumbria....
, after he was loaned there from Wigan
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....
on a dual-registration deal. Although not announced during the pre-season in Wigan's 2011 squad, he made his debut first-grade appearance in the fourth round of the 2011 Challenge Cup
2011 Challenge Cup
The 2011 Challenge Cup was a rugby league football tournament which began its preliminary stages in January 2011...
, ironically a victory against Barrow Raiders, playing off the bench as an interchange for Wigan.
Representative career
The academy squad of the English national teamEngland national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
selected Hughes to face a touring Australian Schoolboys
Australian schoolboys
The Australian Schoolboys refer to junior teams that represent Australia in various sports. The name is mainly used in rugby league, rugby union and baseball...
rugby league side in 2010, and he played in a victory against the Australian side in the opening fixture at second-row.