When Steff Hughes was released by the Scarlets at the end of last season he had two choices: Throw in the towel or stay in shape and hope somebody called.
Admirably, he opted for the latter. Over the summer months, using the plan that the Scarlets conditioning department had put together for him, he trained alone. Day after day, he woke up and headed to the pitches at Coleg Sir Gar in Llanelli, where he conditioned himself as if he were a professional rugby player.
But the reality was that he was unemployed. After playing some of the best rugby of his career, by his own assessment, he was given barely any game time by new head coach Dwayne Peel last term and it led to the club deciding not to renew his contract.
