| Birth name | Joshua Hathaway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Born in Aberystwyth, Hathaway attended Ysgol Penglais School. [2] He later attended Hartpury College in Gloucestershire. [3]
Hathaway 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]
Hathaway 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]