Bryan Desmond Hughes

Bryan Hughes
Full name Bryan Desmond Hughes[1]
Date of birth circa 1887[1]
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales [1]
Date of death 6 August 1918(1918-08-06)[1]
Place of death Borre
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker[1]
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1913[1] Wallabies 2[1] (4)[1]

Bryan Desmond Hughes MC (c. 1887 – 6 August 1918) was an Australian soldier and international rugby union player. He was one of a number of Australian rugby internationals who were killed during the First World War.

Early life

Bryan Hughes was born in Sydney, New South Wales and attended Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview.[2] Playing as a flanker, Hughes claimed two international rugby caps for Australia.

Military service

Placed into action during World War I as a second Lieutenant with the 8th Battalion, 48th Brigade of the 16th (Irish) Division, Hughes was killed on 6 August 1918, and is buried at the British Cemetery in Borre, Nord, France (Grave II. G. 2).

His brother James was also an Australian rugby union representative player.

International appearances

Opposition Score Result Date Venue Ref(s)
 New Zealand 13–25Lost 13 September 1913 Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand [2]
 New Zealand 16–5Won 20 September 1913 Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Scrum.com player profile of Bryan Hughes". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 McCrery, Nigel (17 January 2014). Into Touch: Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War. Pen & Sword Books Ltd. p. 4. ISBN 978-1781590874.

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