Leigh forward Hughes to retire at end of season

Jack Hughes has scored three tries in 21 games for Leigh Leopards this season
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Leigh Leopards forward Jack Hughes is to retire at the end of the season.
The 34-year-old has made 99 appearances for the Leopards since joining from Warrington.
Hughes, who won two caps for Great Britain in 2019, was part of Leigh's Challenge Cup winning team in 2023.
"It's been a long, hard-thought decision and a difficult one - a lot more difficult than I ever imagined it would be when the time came," he told the club website., external
Fifth-placed Leigh have secured a play-off berth and end the regular season at home to Wakefield Trinity on Friday (20:00 BST).