Natalie Fulton

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Natalie Fulton
Born
Natalie Haynes

(1977-05-17) 17 May 1977 (age 46)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa [1]
Spouse Craig Fulton
Relatives Grant Fulton (brother-in-law)
Field hockey career
Height 5 ft 4.5 in (163.8 cm)
Playing position Defender/Right Back
Senior career
YearsTeam
199x–199x Western Cape [2]
2002 Northern Transvaal [3]
199x–2005 Chelmsford
2005–2010 Pembroke Wanderers
2015–2016 Pembroke Wanderers
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–200xFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 69 [4]
Teams coached
2000–2005 University of Pretoria
2007–2010 Pembroke Wanderers
2010– University of Pretoria

Natalie Fulton (born 17 May 1977), also known as Natalie Haynes, is a former South Africa women's field hockey international. She represented South Africa at the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup and at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Her husband, Craig Fulton, and her brother-in-law, Grant Fulton, were both South Africa men's field hockey internationals. In 2004 Fulton and her husband became the first married couple to represent South Africa at the same Olympic Games.

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Early years and education

Natalie was educated at Mowat Park High School in Montclair, Durban and at Stellenbosch University. [2] [5] [6]

Domestic teams

Chelmsford

Natalie played for Chelmsford in the Women's England Hockey League while her partner and future husband, Craig Fulton was player/coach of the men's team in the Men's England Hockey League. [7] [8] In September 2002, while the couple were in Pretoria, they interrupted a suspected burglar at their home. Craig was hospitalised after he was reportedly stabbed or slashed seven times during the incident. [9] [10]

Pembroke Wanderers

In 2005 when her husband, Craig Fulton, was appointed director of coaching and player/coach to the senior men's team at Pembroke Wanderers, Natalie began playing for the Wanderers women's team. [11] In 2007, together with Mary Goode, she was a member of the Wanderers women's team that lost 1–0 to Pegasus in the Irish Senior Cup final. [12] [13] She was also a member of the Wanderers women's team that finished as runners up in the 2008 European Cup Winners Cup. [14] [15] Between 2007 and 2010 Fulton was player/coach of the women's team. [4] [16] [17] [18] After her husband was appointed the coach of the Ireland men's national field hockey team, Fulton re-joined the Wanderers women's team for the 2015–16 Women's Irish Hockey League season. [19] [20] [21]

South Africa international

Fulton represented South Africa at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup and at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [4] Her husband, Craig Fulton, and her brother-in-law, Grant Fulton, were both South Africa men's field hockey internationals. [22] [23] In 2004 Fulton and her husband became the first married couple to represent South Africa at the same Olympic Games. [24] [25]

TournamentsPlace
2002 Commonwealth Games [26] [27] [28] 5th
2002 Women's Hockey World Cup [3] [29] 13th
2004 Summer Olympics [1] 9th

Coach

University of Pretoria

Fulton has served as club manager at University of Pretoria. [4] [5] [21]

Honours

Pembroke Wanderers

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