Cardiff & Met Hockey Club

Cardiff & Met Hockey Club

League	Men's England Hockey League
Founded	1896;129 years ago (1896)
Home ground	Sophia Gardens
Personnel
Owner	Cardiff Athletic Club
Website	Official website
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Cardiff & Met Hockey Club, previously known as Cardiff & UWIC Hockey Club, is a professional field hockey club based at the Sport Wales National Centre in Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales. They play in the Men's England Hockey League.

It was established in November, 1896 and today forms the hockey section of Cardiff Athletic Club with its headquarters at Cardiff Arms Park. The teams play at the Sport Wales National Centre and Cardiff Metropolitan University. It is one of the oldest sporting organisations in the whole of Wales.

History

An early logo of Cardiff Hockey Club

The club was established in November 1896 as the Roath Hockey Club. ^[1]

The club was one of the first hockey clubs in Cardiff. ^[1] The first game was played on 5 December 1898, however within a few months the club had changed its name to Cardiff Hockey Club. ^[1] The Club moved from its original ground at Roath Park to Llandaff Fields and the Whitchurch Polo Fields. ^[1]

In 1920 when a ladies hockey club was formed, called Cardiff United. ^[1] In 1927 the club became part of the Cardiff Athletic Club, and played under the name of Cardiff Athletic Ladies HC until 1939. ^[2]

In May 1945 the Management Committee of Cardiff Athletic Club decided to form a Hockey Section by inviting the Cardiff Hockey Club to become a section of the Cardiff Athletic Club. ^[3] Around 2008 the club merged with the University of Wales Institute Cardiff to form the Cardiff & UWIC Hockey Club, which later became the Cardiff Metropolitan University. ^[4]

The home pitch is based at Sophia Gardens with training facilities at the Cardiff Metropolitan University. ^[3]

Men's First Team Squad 2024–25 season

• 2. Rhodri Furlong
• 3. Ioan Wall
• 5. Alf Dinnie
• 6. William Raymond
• 7. Jonny Fleck
• 9. Ieuan Davies
• 10. Rhys Gowman
• 15. Owain Dolan-Gray
• 16. James Tyson
• 17. Charlie Hunte
• 18. Will Penrose
• 20. William Riley
• 21. Jack Pritchard (captain)
• 22. Scott Rawlings
• 25. Sion Goldsmith
• 26. Matthew Magann
• 27. Hari Bhogal
• 29. Nicholas Morgan
• 30. Mark Philpot (GK)
• 32. Liam Barker
• 36. Louie Vian
• 46. Harry Davies

Notable players

Men's internationals

Extended content

Player Events/Notes Ref Liam Brignull CG (2014) [5] Benjamin Carless 2015–2019 [6] Owain Dolan-Gray CG (2022), EC (2023) Alf Dinnie CG (2018, 2022), EC (2025) [7] Jacob Draper CG (2018) James Fortnam CG (2018), EC (2019, 2021) [8] Gareth Furlong CG (2018) Rhys Gowman CG (2018) [9] Luke Hawker CG (2018, 2022), EC (2023) Dale Hutchinson CG (2022) [10] Daniel Kyriakides CG (2014) Callum Mackenzie 2019–2021 [11] Peter Mills WC (1975) Jolyon Morgan EC (2021) Joe Naughalty 2008 debut [12] Rhys Payne WC (2023), EC (2025) [13] Jack Pritchard WC (2023), EC (2023, 2025) [14] Bertrand Turnbull Oly (1908) [15] Philip Turnbull Oly (1908) [16] Ioan Wall CG (2022), WC (2023), EC (2021) Bryn Williams Oly (1980), CT (1980) [17] Howard Williams Oly (1980), CT (1978, 1980) [17] Key Oly = Olympic Games CG = Commonwealth Games WC = World Cup CT = Champions Trophy EC = European Championships

See also

• Sport in Cardiff

References

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2. "Cardiff & Met". Hockey Wales . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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4. "Hockey: Cardiff are determined not to miss the boat this time around". Wales Online . Retrieved 23 October 2016.
5. "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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16. "Bertrand Turnbull". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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