FORMER Weymouth star Ben Hughes has notched his 25th cap for the British Army - thought to be the first person to do so in more than a century.
Hughes has played approximately 80 times for the Army but caps are only awarded for inter-service games. And the Newbury RFC man is hoping to claim his 26th tomorrow at Twickenham in the annual Army v Navy encounter.
Hughes, a corporal in the Royal Engineers, is one of only two current serving Army players who represent the Combined Services at both rugby union and rugby league
The father of three is also skipper of the Royal Engineers XV who under his leadership this season again retained the Army championship.
Hughes said: "Winning my record cap has been a tremendous personal moment and I want to dedicate it to my dad who has helped and supported me over the past years. However, the thrill of playing at Twickenham against the Navy has to be, for most players, the monumental event.
"I've been very fortunate with my rugby and played with many quality individuals in top class venues around the world and I certainly have no regrets about joining the Royal Engineers almost 14 years ago."
If you liked this article and would like to share it with others on the web who might be searching for good content we've made it easy for you to do it.
At the bottom of all articles, you'll see links to six sites. These sites - commonly called 'social bookmark' or 'social news' sites - have large communities of web users who share and rate interesting, useful and fun things on the web.
Clicking the links will automatically add the address of the story you are reading to one of these sites, letting you share it with others. Each site will ask you to register to share stories. Registration is free and once a member, you can store, recommend and search for stories that interest you.
Print
Email this
Comment
