Madison Hughes
| Date of birth | October 26, 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Scrumhalf, Fullback | ||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012 2016 |
USA U-20 United States |
10 2 |
(100) (0) |
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2013– | United States | 11 (303; 21t) | |
| correct as of 2 September 2015. | |||
Madison Hughes (born October 26, 1992) is an American rugby union player who is the captain of the United States national rugby sevens team. Hughes was named captain of the United States rugby sevens team at the start of the 2014 Sevens World Series, shortly after the appointment of new Head Coach Mike Friday. Hughes captained the US Eagles to their highest ever finish in the sevens series (sixth place), a significant improvement on the team's 12th place finish the previous year. He was the second highest scorer for the 2015 series with 296 points. In the last leg of the series Hughes lead the Eagles to victory in London, and was named player of the tournament at that event.
High School
Hughes attended Wellington College, Berkshire, in England where he played rugby from 2006 to 2011. Wellington College is a private school with a long tradition of producing rugby players such as James Haskell, Thom Evans, Max Evans and Christian Lewis-Pratt.
Hughes was also a member of the Wellington cricket, rackets and soccer teams, playing to county level for cricket, representing Surrey.
College rugby
Hughes played college rugby as a fullback for Dartmouth, and has also played on Dartmouth's sevens team. Hughes began playing with Dartmouth rugby as an 18-year-old freshman. Hughes was the first junior in the history of Dartmouth rugby to be named captain.[1]
Hughes rose to national prominence with his performance for Dartmouth at the Collegiate Rugby Championship. Hughes was named to the CRC All-Tournament team in 2012, 2013, and again in 2014. In the 2012 CRC, Hughes was the tournament's third-leading try scorer with six.[2] In the 2013 CRC, Hughes was the second-leading try scorer with 8 and the second-leading points scorer with 58.
Hughes was captain of the 2013 7s All Americans and the 2014 15s All Americans.[1]
United States
Under 20
Hughes played fullback for the United States national under-20 rugby union team. Hughes was the top scorer of the tournament at the 2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy with 72 points, and was the U.S. leading try-scorer with four tries.[3]
National sevens team
Hughes debuted with the United States national rugby sevens team in the 2013–14 season. Hughes was the leading scorer for the U.S. at the 2014 Wellington Sevens (33 points) and 2014 Japan Sevens (28 points).
For the 2014–15 season, Hughes was named team captain for the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens in October 2014, even though at 21 he was the youngest player in the team. Hughes again captain the USA 7's team to a sixth place finish in the 2015/2016 season, becoming the highest points scorer in the world for the year.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Young Hughes Up to Captain's Task", Rugby Today, September 29, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.rugbymag.com/tournaments-special/crc/4836-crc-point-leaders-final.html
- ↑ IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy – 2012 Statistics, IRB.com. Retrieved October 1, 2014.