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- ↑ "Scarlets centre Steffan Hughes to captain Wales U20 in Six Nations". Wales Online. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Owens retains Scarlets captaincy". Welsh Rugby Union. 10 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Hughes To Captain Scarlets". Scarlets. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ Hemingray, James (17 May 2022). "Rob Evans and Steff Hughes leaving Scarlets". The Llanelli Herald. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Dragons sign ex-Scarlets centre Hughes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ↑ "Steff Hughes: Dragons centre signs new long-term contract". BBC Sport. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ "Hughes Named New Dragons Captain". Dragons RFC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ↑ Jones, John (8 October 2024). "Welsh rugby star to leave for USA after 'once-in-a-lifetime' offer". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 October 2024.