Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes was an elite NRL Rugby League athlete, playing for the Newcastle Knights from 1997 to 2005, amassing 161 career games in Australia. He represented NSW Origin in 2001 and played for NSW Country. He played club football for the Newcastle Knights in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) and later for the Catalan Dragons in the European Super League.
He primarily played at fullback or in the centres. In 2013, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and…