Dafydd Hughes
| Birth name | Dafydd Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carmarthen, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Llandovery College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dafydd Hughes (born 8 January 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for the Scarlets as a hooker.[1] He is a Wales under-20 international.[2]
Hughes started his career at Llandovery, and he made 22 appearances in his debut season. He also scored 3 tries in the process.
Hughes was then awarded his first professional Scarlets contract on 25 May 2016[3]
Hughes started every game for the Wales U20's grand slam winning team in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. He also scored a try on his Wales U20 debut.[4] He also started in all but one of Wales U20's games in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
His Scarlets debut came in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Newport Gwent Dragons, a game in which he scored a try.[5]
References
- ^ Scarlets player profile
- ^ "Wales U20 player profile". Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ Scarlets deals for forwards Shaun Evans and Dafydd Hughes
- ^ "Perfect start for Wales U20 in Donnybrook". Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
- ^ Young Scarlets put up a brave fight at Rodney Parade
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