Luke Hawker

Luke Hawker

Personal information
Born	(1989-01-29) 29 January 1989 (age 36) Yeovil, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
–2009	Yeovil & Sherborne
2009–2025	Cardiff & Met
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–2024	Wales	136

Luke William Hawker (born 29 December 1989) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales. He competed for Wales and was co-captain of the hockey team at two Commonwealth Games. ^[1]

Biography

Hawker played club hockey for Yeovil & Sherborne Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League before joining Cardiff & Met in 2009. He made his Welsh debut against Poland in 2012. ^[2]

In 2018 he was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. ^[3] Four years later, Hawker was selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, ^{[4] [5]} 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. ^[6]

He was part 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. ^[7] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship. ^[8]

In February 2024, he announced his retirement from international hockey. ^[9]

He works at the Cardiff School of Sport, where he is a senior leturer at Sport Coaching. ^[10]

References

1. "Hawker Luke Wales hockey player". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
2. "Luke Hawker". International Hockey Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
3. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Meet Team Wales heading to Australia's Gold Coast". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
4. "Hockey Wales 2022 Commonwealth Games squads". South West Sports News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
5. "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
6. "Commonwealth Games: Hockey - Men results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
7. "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
8. "Wales Men Win Euro Qualifiers To Secure Sport At 2023 Eurohockey Championships". Hockey Wales. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
9. "Wales captain Luke Hawker retires from international hockey". BBC Sport. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
10. "Luke Hawker". Cardiff Met. Retrieved 6 August 2025.