Josh Hathaway
Birth name | Joshua Hathaway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 19 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aberyswyth, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13.2 st; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol Penglais | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Hartpury College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Hathaway (born 19 October 2003) is a rugby union player for Gloucester. He has represented Wales and England at under-20 level. He can play at fly-half, on the wing and at full-back.[1]
Early life[edit]
Born in Aberyswyth, he attended Ysgol Penglais School[2] He later attended Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.[3]
Career[edit]
He played for Aberystwyth RFC and represented Ceredigion Schools at age group level.[4][5] Hathaway was a member of the Scarlets Academy.[6] He signed a three year contract with Gloucester RFC in November 2022.[7] He made his debut for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby Cup in November 2022.[8] In April 2024, he scored a league hat trick for Gloucester against Saracens.[9]
International career[edit]
He was capped by the Wales U20 in March 2022.[7] Later that year, he changed his national allegiance in order to represent England.[7] He made his first start for England U20 against Scotland U20 in the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, in February 2023.[10] Playing for England, he scored a hat-trick of tries in 15 minutes on debut against Scotland.[11] He was identified by BBC Sport as one of the stars of the under-20 Six Nations tournament.[12]
In June 2024, he was called-up to the senior Wales national rugby union team.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "Joshua Hathaway". wru.wales. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Halliday, Dylan (7 February 2023). "Josh Hathaway up against old mates as England take on Wales". Cambrian News. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Jones, John (30 March 2024). "New Welsh rugby winger scores wonder try as England v Wales tug of war looms". Walesonline. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (7 November 2022). "Gloucester Rugby snap up Welsh U20s full back from international rugby player factory Hartpury". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Josh Hathaway signs for Gloucester Rugby". 4 November 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Muggleton, Warren (25 March 2022). "Watch: The dream is to get my senior cap with Wales! Emerging Talent Josh Hathaway". Talkingrugbyunion.co.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Steffen (7 February 2023). "Coach 'very disappointed' with teen who's ditched Wales to become England's new young star". Walesonline. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Young Guns: Gloucester fly-half and full-back Josh Hathaway". The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Evely, John (20 April 2024). "'World-class' - Josh Hathaway scores hat-trick in Gloucester's defeat at Saracens". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Halliday, Dylan (1 February 2023). "Aber's Josh Hathaway selected for England U20 to take on Scotland". Cambrian News. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Welsh speedster scores hat-trick in 15 minutes on England U20 debut". Ruck.co.uk. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Telfer, Alastair (15 March 2023). "Under-20 Six Nations: Who are the stars of this year's tournament". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Jones, Ben (3 June 2024). "The verdict on Wales' new-look squad as new faces and raft of omissions explained". Walesonline. Retrieved 4 June 2024.