George Edgar Hughes | |
Fullname: | George Edgar Hughes |
Birth Date: | 24 February 1870 |
Birth Place: | Otley, England |
Death Date: | 6 October 1947 (aged 77) |
Death Place: | Walney-in-Barrow, England |
Ru Position: | Forwards |
Clubs1: | Barrow |
Repteam1: | England[1] |
Repyears1: | 1896 |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
George Edgar Hughes (24 February 1870[2] – 6 October 1947) was an English rugby union footballer who played in the 1890s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Barrow,[3] as a forward, e.g. front row, lock, or back row. Prior to April 1897, Barrow was a rugby union club.
George Hughes was born in Otley, West Riding of Yorkshire, and he died aged 77 in Walney-in-Barrow, Lancashire.[1]
George Hughes won a cap for England while at Barrow in 1896 against Scotland.[1]