Wales men's national field hockey team
Association | Hockey Wales | ||
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Confederation | European Hockey Federation | ||
Head Coach | Danny Newcombe | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Martin Schouten | ||
Manager | Will Packer | ||
Captain | Rupert Shipperley | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 15 (23 December 2021)[1] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1908) | ||
Best result | 3rd (1908) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | 6th (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[]
- 1908 –
World Cup[]
- 2023 – Qualified
Commonwealth Games[]
EuroHockey Championship[]
- 1970 – 12th place
- 1974 – 8th place
- 1978 – 6th place
- 1983 – 12th place
- 1987 – 12th place
- 1991 – 10th place
- 1995 – 7th place
- 1999 – 6th place
- 2019 – 6th place
- 2021 – 7th place
Hockey World League[]
EuroHockey Championship II[]
EuroHockey Championship III[]
- 2015 –
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) | Caps | Club |
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3 | DF | Daniel Kyriakides | 21 March 1995 | 93 | Hampstead & Westminster |
4 | DF | 28 April 1999 | 38 | Cardiff & Met | |
5 | DF | 1 December 1994 | 38 | Cardiff & Met | |
6 | DF | Jacob Draper | 24 July 1998 | 54 | Beerschot |
7 | MF | 13 April 1987 | 106 | Brighton & Hove | |
8 | MF | (Captain) | 13 June 1989 | 161 | East Grinstead |
9 | MF | Rupert Shipperley (Captain) | 21 November 1992 | 78 | Hampstead & Westminster |
10 | DF | 18 October 1995 | 64 | Hampstead & Westminster | |
11 | FW | 29 April 1994 | 81 | Old Georgians | |
13 | MF | 23 October 1993 | 90 | Cardiff & Met | |
15 | MF | 19 September 2000 | 29 | University of Exeter | |
18 | DF | 10 May 1992 | 124 | Surbiton | |
19 | MF | 17 December 1990 | 124 | Cardiff & Met | |
20 | FW | 9 March 1999 | 19 | Cardiff & Met | |
23 | FW | 4 August 1993 | 5 | Cardiff & Met | |
25 | FW | 20 March 1996 | 77 | Wimbledon | |
26 | FW | (Captain) | 29 December 1989 | 103 | Cardiff & Met |
32 | GK | 7 November 1994 | 28 | University of Durham | |
35 | MF | 29 March 2001 | 4 | Reading | |
50 | GK | 6 August 1997 | 3 | 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 |
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DF | 15 January 1996 | 13 | Reading | v. Malaysia, 12 October 2021 | |
DF | 12 May 1992 | 63 | Hampstead & Westminster | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 | |
GK | 18 May 1990 | 46 | Cardiff & Met | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 | |
GK | 7 June 2001 | 1 | Cardiff & Met | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 | |
DF | 9 July 1997 | 39 | Hampstead & Westminster | 2021 EuroHockey Championship |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ^ "Hockey Wales". Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Wales reach Hockey World Cup for first time". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Wales Senior Men Squad Named for World Cup Qualifiers in Cardiff". hockeywales.org.uk. Hockey Wales. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- European men's national field hockey teams
- Field hockey in Wales
- Men's national sports teams of Wales