Matthew Ruxton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 September 1981 Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2001–2009 | Stourport | ||
| 2009–2015 | Team Bath | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2003–2015 | Wales | 117 | |
Matthew Morgan Ruxton (born 7 September 1981) is a former field hockey player who represented Wales. He competed for Wales at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Ruxton, born in Isle of Sheppey, Kent,[1] studied Sport and Exercise Sciences at the University of Birmingham.[2]
Ruxton played club hockey for Stourport Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League,[3] with whom he made his Wales debut against Belgium in 2003 and in June 2009, he became the captain of his nation and earned his 50th cap.[4]
Ruxton joined Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club[5][6] and earned his 100th Welsh cap and was selected to represent the Welsh team[1] at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland in the men's tournament.[7]
In September 2017, Ruxton became Director of Sport at Bradfield College.[2]
References
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