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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.
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- ↑ 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.
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