Joe Naughalty

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Personal information
Born (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 38)
Bristol, England
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
2005–2013 Cardiff & Met
2013–2016 East Grinstead
2017–2018 Brighton & Hove
2019–2021 East Grinstead
2021–2024 Brighton & Hove
2024–2025 Sevenoaks
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2008–2023 Wales

Joseph Samuel Naughalty (born 13 April 1987) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales. He competed for Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Naughalty was born in Bristol, England but close to represent Wales. He studied Sports Development and Coaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University from 2005 to 2012 and made his Welsh debut in the 2008 Celtic Cup against Scotland. [1]

His first club as a junior was Weston-super-Mare before he played for his University team Cardiff & Met. [2] [3] Naughalty retired from international hockey after several long-term injuries but in 2015, he decided to come out of international retirement and continue playing for Wales. [4]

After university he played for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League and then switched to Brighton & Hove, where he was named the player of the year during the 2017/2018 season. [1]

Naughalty participated for Wales in the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship and the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship [5] before being selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, [6] [7] helping his nation to a sixth-place finish during the men's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022. [8]

In 2023, he scored a goal that sealed a place for Wales at their first ever World Cup, [1] qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. [9]

After a second spell with East Grinstead, he returned to Brighton & Hove as their player coach before moving to Sevenoaks as a player/coach for the 2024–25 season. Since 2019 he has been the Head of Hockey at Ardingly College. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Joe Naughalty". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Joe Naughalty" (PDF). Lancing College. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Hockey: Wales name line-up for Euro bid". Wales Online. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Naughalty relishing Games". BBC Sport. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship 2021 Men". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Wales 2022 Commonwealth Games squads". South West Sports News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Hockey - Men results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Our head of hockey heads to the Commonwealth Games". Ardingly College. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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