Lewis Prosser

Lewis Prosser

Personal information
Born	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 34) Swindon, England
Playing position	Midfield
Senior career
Years	Team
2008	Marlborough College
2012–2013	RS Tenis
2013–2014	Gantoise
2009–2014	Team Bath
2014–2019	Surbiton
2019–2023	East Grinstead
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2008–2023	Wales	180

Lewis Jon Prosser (born 13 June 1989) is a former Welsh field hockey player who represented Wales. He competed for Wales at three Commonwealth Games in 2014, 2018 and 2022.

Biography

Prosser born in Swindon, represented England at junior level before deciding to switch allegiance to Wales (both parents were Welsh). He made his Welsh debut in 2008. ^[1]

He studied at University of Bath and the University of the West of England and played club hockey for Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League. ^{[2] [3]} He had spells in Spain and Belgium but was back at Bath when he was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. ^[4]

After Bath, he joined Surbiton Hockey Club and while there, was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. ^[5] He left Surbiton to play for East Grinstead at the start of the 2019-20 season. ^[6]

Prosser was selected as co-captain again for Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, ^{[7] [8]} helping his nation to a sixth place finish during the men's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022. ^[9]

Prosser was co-captain of the Welsh team at the 2023 World Cup, which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup. ^[10]

In June 2023, Prosser announced his retirement from international hockey. At the time of his retirement his 180 caps made him the most capped Welshman of all-time. ^[1]

Family

His father David Prosser who died in 2021, played 69 times for Wales and 16 times for Great Britain. ^[11]

References

1. "Lewis Prosser: Wales' most-capped men's player quits international hockey". BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
2. "Lewis Prosser". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
3. "Hockey: Wales name line-up for Euro bid". Wales Online. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
4. "Glasgow 2014: Wales name men's hockey squad for Games". BBC Sport. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
5. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Meet Team Wales heading to Australia's Gold Coast". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
6. "Men's Premier Division Transfers 2019-20". Top of the D. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
7. "Hockey Wales 2022 Commonwealth Games squads". South West Sports News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
8. "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
9. "Commonwealth Games: Hockey - Men results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
10. "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
11. "Obituary: David Prosser". Great Britain Hockey. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2025.