Wales men's national field hockey team
Men
Association | Hockey Wales | ||
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Confederation | European Hockey Federation | ||
Head Coach | Daniel Newcombe | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Ian Haley Martin Schouten | ||
Manager | Will Packer | ||
Captain | Lewis Prosser Rupert Shipperley | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 18 1 (16 May 2024)[1] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1908) | ||
Best result | 3rd (1908) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | 11th (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 – 11th place
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
- 2023 – 8th place
Hockey World League
EuroHockey Championship II
EuroHockey Championship III
- 2015 –
Players
Current squad
Squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]
Head coach: Daniel Newcombe
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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3 | DF | Daniel Kyriakides | (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29) | 107 | Club an der Alster |
4 | DF | Ioan Wall | (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25) | 52 | Cardiff & Met |
6 | DF | Jacob Draper | (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 (age 25) | 68 | Hampstead & Westminster |
8 | MF | Lewis Prosser (Captain) | (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 34) | 175 | East Grinstead |
9 | MF | Rupert Shipperley (Captain) | (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31) | 93 | Hampstead & Westminster |
10 | DF | Rhodri Furlong | (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 28) | 69 | Hampstead & Westminster |
11 | FW | James Carson | (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30) | 95 | Old Georgians |
12 | DF | Steve Kelly | (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32) | 73 | Hampstead & Westminster |
15 | MF | Rhys Bradshaw | (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 23) | 43 | Wimbledon |
18 | DF | Gareth Furlong | (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 32) | 138 | Surbiton |
23 | FW | Jack Pritchard | (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 30) | 8 | Cardiff & Met |
24 | DF | Hywel Jones | (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 26) | 48 | Hampstead & Westminster |
25 | FW | Ben Francis | (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28) | 89 | Wimbledon |
26 | FW | Luke Hawker (Captain) | (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34) | 113 | Cardiff & Met |
31 | MF | Gareth Griffiths | (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25) | 14 | Beeston |
33 | GK | Rhys Payne | (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) | 2 | Cardiff & Met |
35 | MF | Fred Newbold | (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) | 7 | Reading |
50 | GK | Toby Reynolds-Cotterill | (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 26) | 12 | 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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GK | Ieuan Tranter | (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 29) | 28 | University of Durham | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
FW | Jolyon Morgan | (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) | 23 | Cardiff & Met | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
FW | Jack Pritchard | (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 30) | 8 | Cardiff & Met | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
MF | Fred Newbold | (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) | 4 | Reading | 2021 European World Cup Qualifier |
DF | Edward Evans | (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) | 13 | Reading | v. Malaysia, 12 October 2021 |
GK | James Fortnam | (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 34) | 46 | Cardiff & Met | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 |
GK | Rhys Payne | (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) | 1 | Cardiff & Met | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 |
See also
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Debutants Wales name Hockey World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster Wales". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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