| Birth name | Hugh Hughes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tywyn, Merionethshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hugh "Sawdust" Hughes (1864 – ) was an international rugby union player who played club rugby for Cardiff and international rugby for Wales.[1] Although very little personal information is available for Hughes, he is notable for facing the touring New Zealand Māoris, the first touring Southern Hemisphere rugby team, when they lost to Cardiff in 1888.