:Dafydd Hughes
{{Short description|Welsh rugby player}}
{{for|the psychiatrist and politician|Dafydd Huws}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Dafydd Hughes
| image =
| birth_name = Dafydd Hughes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Carmarthen, Wales
| height = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|101|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = Llandovery College
| university =
| relatives =
| ru_currentposition =
| ru_currentteam = Scarlets
| ru_position = Hooker
| years1 = 2015–2023 |clubs1 = Llandovery |apps1 = 65 |points1 = 105
| years2 = 2016–2023 |clubs2 = Scarlets |apps2 = 38 |points2 = 30
| years3 = 2019 |clubs3 = Llanelli |apps3 = 1 |points3 = 5
| years4 = 2023–2024 |clubs4 = Jersey Reds |apps4 = 3 |points4 = 0
| years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = Cardiff |apps5 = 2 |points5 =
| ru_clubupdate = 14:16, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
| repyears1 = 2016
| repteam1 = Wales U20
| repcaps1 = 10
| reppoints1 = 5
| ru_ntupdate = 14 September 2016
}}
Dafydd Hughes (born 8 January 1996) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Rugby as a hooker.[http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/teams/first-team-Players.php?PlayId=103075 Scarlets player profile] He is a Wales under-20 international.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_u20.php?player=126628&includeref=dynamic |title=Wales U20 player profile |access-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108070111/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/squads_wales_u20.php?player=126628&includeref=dynamic |archive-date=8 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}
Professional career
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[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36376666 Scarlets deals for forwards Shaun Evans and Dafydd Hughes]
Hughes started every game for Wales U20 in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, in which they won the Grand Slam. He also scored a try on his Wales U20 debut.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/35857.php#.V9lCHpgrKhc |title=Perfect start for Wales U20 in Donnybrook |access-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531133903/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/matchcentre/35857.php#.V9lCHpgrKhc |archive-date=31 May 2016 |url-status=dead }} He also started in all but one of Wales' 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.[http://www.scarlets.co.uk/eng/games/11705.php Young Scarlets put up a brave fight at Rodney Parade] He made 38 appearances for the Scarlets before being released at the end of the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |title=Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Patchell to leave Scarlets at end of season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/65348045 |website=BBC Sport |date=21 April 2023 |accessdate=2 May 2023 }}
Hughes signed with RFC Championship winners Jersey Reds for the 2023–24 season.{{Cite news |date=15 June 2023 |title=Jersey Reds bring in seven new signings |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/65904707 |access-date=15 June 2023}}
References
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Category:Rugby union players from Carmarthen
Category:Welsh rugby union players
Category:Llandovery RFC players
Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen