Dennis Hughes (rugby union)
| Birth name | Dennis Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 July 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Argoed, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pengam Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College, Aberystwyth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Bank clerk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dennis Hughes (born 3 July 1941)[1] is a former Welsh rugby union international player.[2] Hughes was born at Argoed, Caerphilly. He played as a flanker for Newbridge RFC, and won six caps for Wales during the period 1967–1970. He later worked as a sales manager for Biomet at Bridgend.
Dennis was selected for three matches in Wales' 1970 Five Nations campaign, playing against Scotland, England and Ireland. During the match at
JPR Williams duly obliged and Barry John
added a drop goal well into a long injury time.
References
- ^ Dennis Hughes player profile Scrum.com
- ^ ESPN Scrum profile