Michael Watt (field hockey)

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Michael Watt
Personal information
Full name Michael Watt
Born (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 36)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1998–2005 RBAI
Senior career
YearsTeam
199x–2005 Instonians
2005–2009 Grange
2009–2010 KHC Dragons
2010–2012 RS Tenis
2012–2013 SCHC
2013–2015 Surbiton
2015–2016 Lisnagarvey
2016–2018 Hampstead & Westminster
2018– Instonians
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2016 Ireland 201 (54)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
EuroHockey Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 London

Michael Watt (born 13 April 1987) is a former Ireland men's field hockey international. Between 2006 and 2016 Watt made 201 appearances and scored 54 goals for Ireland. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level, Watt has won the Irish Senior Cup with Instonians, the Scottish Hockey Cup with Grange and the Men's Irish Hockey League with Lisnagarvey. He also played and scored for both Grange and Surbiton in the Euro Hockey League.

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Early years, family and education

Between 1998 and 2005 Watt attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. In addition to playing field hockey at RBAI, Watt also played rugby union for the school. Between 2005 and 2009 he attended Heriot-Watt University were he gained a BSc in Real Estate Management. His older brother, Johnny, a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, played rugby union for Ireland at schoolboy and university levels. [1] [2] [3]

Domestic teams

RBAI

In 2002–03, together with Mark Gleghorne, Watt was a member of the Royal Belfast Academical Institution team that won the Burney Cup and finished as runners-up in the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship. In 2003–04, together with Paul Gleghorne and John Jackson, he was a member of the RBAI team that won the McCullough Cup, the Burney Cup and the All Ireland Schoolboys Hockey Championship. [1]

Instonians

Watts began playing for Instonians while still attending RBAI. In 2003–04, together with Mark and Paul Gleghorne, Watt was a member of the Instonians team that won the Irish Senior Cup, defeating Cork Harlequins 1–0 in the final. [1] [4] [5] In 2018 Watt re-joined Instonians. [6]

Grange

Between 2005 and 2009, while attending Heriot-Watt University, Watt played for Grange in the Scottish Hockey National League. He was a Grange player when he made his senior debut for Ireland. He also played and scored for Grange in the 2007–08 Euro Hockey League. [1] [4] In 2008–09 Watt scored 17 goals for Grange, including two in the Scottish Hockey Cup final as they defeated Inverleith 4–0. He was also named the Scottish Hockey Union Player of the Year. [7] [8]

KHC Dragons

During the 2009–10 season Watt played for KHC Dragons in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. Watt also helped coach KHC Dragons youth teams. [2] [4] [9] [10]

RS Tenis

Between 2010 and 2012 Watt played for RS Tenis in the División de Honor de Hockey Hierba. His team mates at RS Tenis included fellow Ireland international, Geoff McCabe. Watt also helped coach RS Tenis youth teams. [2] [4] [11] [12]

SCHC

During the 2012–13 season Watt played for SCHC in the Hoofdklasse. His team mates at SCHC included fellow Ireland international, Conor Harte. Watt also helped coach SCHC youth teams. [2] [4] [13] [14] [15]

Surbiton

Between 2013 and 2015 Watt played for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League. [16] [17] He also played and scored for Surbiton in the 2013–14 Euro Hockey League. [18] [19]

Lisnagarvey

In 2015 Watt joined Lisnagarvey. [17] In 2015–16, along with Jonathan Bell, Sean Murray and Paul Gleghorne, Watt was a member of the Lisnagarvey team that won the Men's Irish Hockey League and the EY Champions Trophy. [20] [21] Watt and Lisnagarvey also reached the final of the Irish Senior Cup but lost to Monkstown after a penalty shoot-out. [22] [23]

Hampstead & Westminster

Between 2016 and 2018 Watt played for Hampstead & Westminster in the Men's England Hockey League. [6] [24] [25]

Ireland international

Between 2006 and 2016 Watt made 201 appearances and scored 54 goals for Ireland. He made his senior debut for Ireland in July 2006, aged 19, against Poland. [4] [26] [27] [28] In his first major tournament, the 2008 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, he scored twice in the opening 4–0 win against France. [1] Watt was a member of the Ireland team that won the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II. [29] He also helped Ireland win Men's FIH Hockey World League tournaments in 2012 [30] and 2015. [31] Watt was also a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. [32] [33] He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [34] [35] [36] He made his last appearance for Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics and in November 2017 he announced his official retirement from the team. [1] [26] [27] [28]

TournamentsPlace
2008 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier [37] 4th
2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II [38] [39] [40] 2nd
2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers [9] [10] 3rd
2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II [29] 1st
2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [41] [42] [43] [44] 5th
2012 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] 2nd
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 [30] 1st
2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I [14] [50] 3rd
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 [51] [52] 2nd
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals [53] 7th
2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [15] [54] [55] 6th
2014 Men's Hockey Investec Cup [56] 2nd
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 [31] 1st
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals [57] [58] 5th
2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [32] [33] Bronze medal icon.svg
2016 Summer Olympics [34] [36] 10th

Occupation

Between 2013 and 2018 Watt was based in the West End of London where he worked as a surveyor, firstly for the Central London Agency later for Matthews & Goodman. In 2018, together with his brother, Johnny, he returned to Belfast to work for Fred J. Malcolm, a jewellery firm. [2] [3] [16]

Honours

Ireland
Lisnagarvey
Grange
Instonians
RBAI

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