Joshua Hathaway (born 19 October 2003) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Gloucester and Wales. He can also play fly-half and full-back.[1]
| 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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Early life
editBorn in Aberyswyth, Hathaway attended Ysgol Penglais School.[2] He later attended Hartpury College in Gloucestershire.[3]
Career
editHathaway played for Aberystwyth RFC and represented Ceredigion Schools at age group level.[4][5] He was a member of the Scarlets Academy.[6] Hathaway signed a three-year contract with Gloucester in November 2022.[7] He made his debut for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby Cup in November 2022.[8]
In March 2024 Hathaway came off the bench as Gloucester defeated Leicester Tigers to win the 2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup.[9] The following month saw him score a hat-trick during a league fixture against Saracens.[10][11] At the end of that season Hathaway scored a try during the 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final victory over Benetton and came off the bench in the final at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as Gloucester were beaten by Sharks to finish runners up.[12][13]
International career
editHathaway was capped by Wales U20 in March 2022.[7] Later that year, he changed his national allegiance in order to represent England qualifying through a paternal grandmother.[7][14] In February 2023 Hathaway made his first start for England U20 and scored a hat-trick of tries in 15 minutes on his debut against Scotland during the opening round of the 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[15][16] He was identified by BBC Sport as one of the stars of the under-20 Six Nations tournament.[17]
In June 2024, Hathaway was called up to the senior Wales squad for their tour of Australia.[18] On 6 July 2024 he made his Test debut starting against Australia in Sydney.[19][20]
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.
- ^ Hurcom, Sophie (15 March 2024). "Premiership Rugby Cup final: Gloucester 23-13 Leicester: Gloucester clinch first trophy in nine years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Premiership: Saracens 46-24 Gloucester". BBC Sport. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (20 April 2024). "'World-class' - Josh Hathaway scores hat-trick in Gloucester's defeat at Saracens". Gloucestershire Live. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ Hurcom, Sophie (4 May 2024). "Gloucester beat Benetton to reach Challenge Cup final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Hurcom, Sophie (24 May 2024). "Sharks overpower Gloucester to win Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Jones, John (24 May 2024). "Rising star Josh Hathaway says he is yet to hear from Wales or England as he reveals Test dream". Walesonline. Retrieved 6 July 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.
- ^ Griffiths, Gareth (3 July 2024). "Hathaway to make debut as Thomas given Wales fly-half role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, Gareth (6 July 2024). "Australia begin Schmidt era with victory against Wales". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 July 2024.