Josh Navidi is a Welsh rugby union player who holds the position of both blindside and openside flanker for the Cardiff Blues and the Welsh national team. Dividing his time to also become an after dinner speaker, Navidi is known to offer the most unique yet effective teamwork and leadership skills to audiences of all varieties from corporate to sports organisations.
During the early years of his career, Josh played for teams such as Bridgend Athletic, Glamorgan Wanderers and Cardiff RFC. His impressive style of play meant that he went on to captain the Welsh Under 20’s team before joining the Cardiff Blues in 2010.
2013 marked a highly successful year for Navidi as he played for Wales in the Six Nations Championship and was also selected to make his international debut on the 2013 tour of Japan. A testament to his sportsmanship, he was also voted the Player’s Player of the Year in 2013.
Most recently, Josh offered his contributions to the Welsh national team as a squad member for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. He bought his tactical and innovative play to four games within the tournament and even captained the team in a warm-up match.
An incredibly insightful and dynamic after dinner speaker, Josh Navidi can bring an abundance of wisdom and hilarious anecdotes to entertain audiences even with little to no interest in sport.
How to hire Josh Navidi
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Josh Navidi for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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When appearing at events, Josh Navidi can discuss the following topics
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Performing Under Pressure
- Achieving Peak Performance
- 2021 – Selected for the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa
- 2019 – Captained Wales during the 2019 Rugby World Cup
- 2019 – Played in four matches during the 2019 Rugby World Cup before injury
- 2019 – Briefly captained the Welsh national rugby team
- 2013 – Made international debut for Wales against Japan
- 2013 – Selected in the Wales squad for the Six Nations Championship
- 2009 – Captained the Wales U20 team
