Wales men's national field hockey team

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Wales
Wales
AssociationHockey Wales
ConfederationEuropean Hockey Federation
Head CoachDanny Newcombe
Assistant coach(es)Martin Schouten
ManagerWill Packer
Captain

Rupert Shipperley
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 15 Steady (23 December 2021)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1908)
Best result3rd (1908)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1970)
Best result6th (1978, 1999, 2019)

The Wales men's national field hockey team represents Wales in men's international field hockey competitions.[2]

Wales participated once in the Summer Olympics, the first edition and they won the bronze medal. Since then they participate in the Olympics as a part of the Great Britain squad. In 2021, they qualified for their first ever World Cup in 2023.[3]

Tournament history[]

Summer Olympics[]

Welsh Hockey Team vs Scotland, 1911.

World Cup[]

Commonwealth Games[]

EuroHockey Championship[]

Hockey World League[]

EuroHockey Championship II[]

EuroHockey Championship III[]

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named on 19 October 2021 for the 2021 European World Cup Qualifier in Cardiff, Wales.[4]

Head coach:

Caps updated as of 24 October 2021, after the match against France.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
3 DF Daniel Kyriakides (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 26) 93 England Hampstead & Westminster
4 DF (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 22) 38 Wales Cardiff & Met
5 DF (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 27) 38 Wales Cardiff & Met
6 DF Jacob Draper (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 (age 23) 54 Belgium Beerschot
7 MF (1987-04-13) 13 April 1987 (age 34) 106 England Brighton & Hove
8 MF (Captain) (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 32) 161 England East Grinstead
9 MF Rupert Shipperley (Captain) (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 29) 78 England Hampstead & Westminster
10 DF (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 26) 64 England Hampstead & Westminster
11 FW (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 27) 81 England Old Georgians
13 MF (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 28) 90 Wales Cardiff & Met
15 MF (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 21) 29 England University of Exeter
18 DF (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 29) 124 England Surbiton
19 MF (1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 31) 124 Wales Cardiff & Met
20 FW (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 22) 19 Wales Cardiff & Met
23 FW (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 28) 5 Wales Cardiff & Met
25 FW (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 25) 77 England Wimbledon
26 FW (Captain) (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 32) 103 Wales Cardiff & Met
32 GK (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 27) 28 England University of Durham
35 MF (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 20) 4 England Reading
50 GK (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 24) 3 England Hampstead & Westminster

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
DF (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 26) 13 England Reading v.  Malaysia, 12 October 2021
DF (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 29) 63 England Hampstead & Westminster v.  Malaysia, 9 October 2021
GK (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 31) 46 Wales Cardiff & Met v.  Malaysia, 9 October 2021
GK (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 20) 1 Wales Cardiff & Met v.  Malaysia, 9 October 2021
DF (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 24) 39 England Hampstead & Westminster 2021 EuroHockey Championship

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Hockey Wales". Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Wales reach Hockey World Cup for first time". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales Senior Men Squad Named for World Cup Qualifiers in Cardiff". hockeywales.org.uk. Hockey Wales. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.

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