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

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and at the

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. Her husband,

Craig Fulton Craig Fulton (born 6 November 1974) is a former South Africa men's field hockey international and a former coach of the Ireland men's national field hockey team. As a player he represented South Africa at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics and a ...

, and her brother-in-law, Grant Fulton, were both South Africa men's field hockey internationals. In

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Fulton and her husband became the first married couple to represent

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at the same Olympic Games.

Early years and education

Natalie was educated at Mowat Park High School in Montclair, Durban and at

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Domestic teams

Chelmsford

Natalie played for

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in the

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while her partner and future husband,

was player/coach of the men's team in the

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. In September 2002, while the couple were in

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, they interrupted a suspected burglar at their home. Craig was hospitalised after he was reportedly stabbed or slashed seven times during the incident.

Pembroke Wanderers

In 2005 when her husband,

, 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. In 2007, together with

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, she was a member of the Wanderers women's team that lost 1–0 to

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in the Irish Senior Cup final. She was also a member of the Wanderers women's team that finished as runners up in the 2008 European Cup Winners Cup. Between 2007 and 2010 Fulton was player/coach of the women's team. After her husband was appointed the coach of the

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, Fulton re-joined the Wanderers women's team for the 2015–16

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season.

South Africa international

Fulton represented

at the

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, the

and at the

. Her husband,

, and her brother-in-law, Grant Fulton, were both South Africa men's field hockey internationals. In

Fulton and her husband became the first married couple to represent

at the same Olympic Games.

Coach

University of Pretoria

Fulton has served as club manager at

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Honours

; Pembroke Wanderers *European Cup Winners Cup **''Runners Up'': 2008: 1 * Irish Senior Cup **''Runners Up'': 2007: 1

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fulton, Natalie 1977 births Living people South African female field hockey players South African field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for South Africa Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Pembroke Wanderers Hockey Club players Women's Irish Hockey League players Women's England Hockey League players South African expatriate sportspeople in Ireland South African expatriate sportspeople in England Sportspeople from Durban Expatriate field hockey players Stellenbosch University alumni Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa