Matthew Ruxton
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| Born | 7 September 1981 Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]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
[edit]- 1 2 "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Masterclasses" (PDF). Bradfield College. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Stourport climb off the bottom". UWorcester News. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ruxton has high hopes for Wales". BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Trio named in Wales hockey squad for Glasgow 2014". University of Bath. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey: Wales name line-up for Euro bid". Wales Online. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "BHockey men, Wales". 2014 Commonwealth Games Official website. Archived from the original on 22 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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