Jack Hughes (rugby league)

Jack Hughes

Personal information
Full name	Jack Hughes
Born	(1992-01-04) 4 January 1992 (age 32) Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	15 st 10 lb (100 kg) [1]
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–15 Wigan Warriors 75 9 0 0 36 2011(loan) → Barrow Raiders 8 3 0 0 12 2013(loan) → Leigh Centurions 1 0 0 0 0 2014(loan) → Workington Town 1 0 0 0 0 2015(loan) → Huddersfield Giants 32 5 0 0 20 2016–22 Warrington Wolves 167 26 0 0 104 2023– Leigh Leopards 48 2 0 0 8 Total 332 45 0 0 180 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–18 England Knights 3 0 0 0 0 2019 Great Britain 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2] [3] As of 15 October 2024

Jack Hughes (born 4 January 1992) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and centre for the Leigh Leopards in the Super League and the England Knights at international level.

Hughes played for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League, and on loan from Wigan at the Barrow Raiders, Leigh Centurions and Workington Town in the Championship, and the Huddersfield Giants in the top flight. He also played for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.

Early life

Hughes was born on 4 January 1992 in Billinge Higher End, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. ^[4] He attended Golborne High School for his secondary education. ^[4]

Before joining Wigan officially in 2008, Hughes played for Golborne Parkside, right up until u16s age level, and then amateur Wigan St Judes feeder club. ^[4]

Club career

Hughes made his first-grade début for Wigan in a fourth round Challenge Cup win over Barrow on 8 May 2011. ^{[2] [3]} He has also appeared representatively in an academy squad for the English national team in 2010 to face the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team during their tour of England.

Hughes' first experience of professional rugby league came in 2011, when he was sent to Barrow on a dual-registration deal. ^[5] Although not announced during the pre-season in Wigan's 2011 squad, he made his début first-grade appearance in the fourth round of the 2011 Challenge Cup, ironically a victory against Barrow, playing off the bench as a substitute for Wigan. ^[6]

Hughes broke into the first team at Wigan at the start of the 2012 season, and was soon rewarded with a new long-term contract with the club. ^[7]

In 2013, he played one game at Leigh Centurions on dual registration. ^[8] He played in the 2013 Super League Grand Final victory over the Warrington Wolves at Old Trafford. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

In November 2014, Hughes joined Huddersfield Giants on a season-long loan in an exchange deal for Larne Patrick. ^[14]

In August 2015, Hughes signed a contract to play for the Warrington Wolves for the next two seasons starting in 2016. ^[15]

He played in the 2016 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium. ^{[16] [17]}

Hughes played in the 2016 Super League Grand Final defeat by Wigan at Old Trafford. ^[18] Hughes played in the 2018 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Catalans Dragons at Wembley Stadium. ^[19]

Hughes played in the 2018 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Wigan side at Old Trafford. ^[20] In August 2019, Hughes ruptured a testicle in a match. ^{[21] [22]} Hughes played in the 2019 Challenge Cup Final victory over St. Helens at Wembley Stadium. ^[23] On 12 August 2023, Hughes played for Leigh in their 2023 Challenge Cup final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers. ^[24] Hughes played 15 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs. He played in their elimination playoff loss against Hull Kington Rovers. ^[25] Hughes played 29 games for Leigh in the 2024 Super League season which saw the club finish fifth on the table. ^[26]

International career

The academy squad of the English national team selected Hughes to face a touring Australian Schoolboys rugby league team in 2010, and he played in a victory against the Australian team in the opening fixture as a second-row. ^[27]

He played for the England Knights team in their 2012 European Cup campaign.

In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad. ^[28] Later that year he was selected for the England Knights on their tour of Papua New Guinea. He played against Papua New Guinea at the Lae Football Stadium ^[29] and the Oil Search National Football Stadium. ^[30]

He was selected in England 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s, ^[31] but withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Blake Austin. ^{[32] [33]}

He was selected in squad for the 2019 Great Britain Lions tour of the Southern Hemisphere. ^[34]

References

1. "Profile at giantsrl.com". rugbyleagueproject.org. 1 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
2. "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Jack Hughes". Wigan Warriors. Retrieved 8 May 2011.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Wigan Warriors pair complete Barrow Raiders moves". BBC. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
6. "Wigan 52-0 Barrow". BBC. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
7. "Wigan Warriors reward their promising young centre Jack Hughes with long-term contract". Telegraph. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
8. "Warriors Trio Feature for Leigh". 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
9. "Super League Grand Final". Super League. Archived from the original on 29 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
10. Newsum, Matt (5 October 2013). "Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors beat Warrington". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
11. "Super League Grand Final: Warrington v Wigan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
12. "Warrington Wolves 16 Wigan Warriors 30". Daily Telegraph. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
13. "Wigan see off Warrington in X-rated Grand Final to complete double". Guardian. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
14. "Wigan Warriors: Huddersfield's Patrick signs, Hughes joins Giants". BBC Sport. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
15. "Warrington sign Wigan's Jack Hughes on two-year deal". Sky Sports. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
16. "Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington". Guardian. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
17. "Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves". BBC. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
18. "Warrington 6-12 Wigan: Super League Grand Final – as it happened!". Guardian. 8 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
19. "Catalans Dragons beat Warrington in Challenge Cup final to make history". Guardian. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
20. "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". Guardian. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
21. "Jack Hughes: Warrington co-captain played on against Catalans with ruptured testicle". 7 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
22. "Jack Hughes: Wembley-bound Warrington player relives agony of ruptured testicle". 19 August 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
23. "St Helens 4-18 Warrington RESULT: Challenge Cup Final as it happened from Wembley". Mirror. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
24. "Challenge Cup final: Hull KR 16-17 Leigh Leopards - Leigh claim first Wembley final win in 52 years". www.bbc.co.uk.
25. "Leigh Leopards 2023 season in review". www.leighleopards.co.uk.
26. "Super League semi-finals: Wigan Warriors cruise past Leigh Leopards- live commentary and video clips". www.skysports.com.
27. "Warrington Wolves' England Academy quartet set sights on series success". Warrington Guardian. 8 December 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
28. "Ten new additions in England Knights squad". loverugbyleague. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
29. "Papua New Guinea vs England Knights". WWOS. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
30. "Papua New Guinea v England Knights". WWOS. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
31. "England men's squad for Downer World Cup Nines". eugby-league.com. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
32. "Update on England squads for Downer World Cup Nines". rugby-league.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
33. "Sam Tomkins eager to lift inaugural World 9s title with England Down Under". Mirror. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
34. "Zak Hardaker shock inclusion in 24-man Great Britain squad for tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea". Telegraph. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

• Warrington Wolves profile
• Profile at wiganwarriors.com ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• SL profile