Welsh rugby union player
Rugby player
Josh Hathaway
Birth name Joshua Hathaway Date of birth (2003-10-19 ) 19 October 2003 (age 21) Place of birth Aberystwyth ,Wales Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 84 kg (13.2 st; 185 lb) School Ysgol Penglais University Hartpury College Rugby union career
Joshua Hathaway (born 19 October 2003) is a Welsh professionalrugby union player who plays as awing forGloucester andWales . He can also play fly-half and full-back.[ 1]
Born inAberystwyth , Hathaway attendedYsgol Penglais School .[ 2] He later attendedHartpury College inGloucestershire .[ 3]
Hathaway played forAberystwyth RFC and represented Ceredigion Schools at age group level.[ 4] [ 5] He was a member of theScarlets Academy.[ 6] Hathaway signed a three-year contract withGloucester in November 2022.[ 7] He made his debut for Gloucester in thePremiership Rugby Cup in November 2022.[ 8]
In March 2024 Hathaway came off the bench as Gloucester defeatedLeicester Tigers to win the2023–24 Premiership Rugby Cup .[ 9] The following month saw him score a hat-trick during a league fixture againstSaracens .[ 10] [ 11] At the end of that season Hathaway scored a try during the2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final victory overBenetton and came off the bench in the final atTottenham Hotspur Stadium as Gloucester were beaten bySharks to finish runners up.[ 12] [ 13]
International career [ edit ] Hathaway was capped byWales 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 forEngland U20 and scored a hat-trick of tries in 15 minutes on his debut againstScotland during the opening round of the2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship .[ 15] [ 16] He was identified byBBC Sport as one of the stars of the under-20 Six Nations tournament.[ 17]
In June 2024, Hathaway was called up to the seniorWales squad for theirtour of Australia .[ 18] On 6 July 2024 he made his Test debut starting againstAustralia inSydney .[ 19] [ 20]
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