Rupert Shipperley

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Rupert Shipperley
Personal information
Born (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 32)
Cwmbran, Wales
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
Whitchurch
–2014 Cardiff & Met
2014–2016 Surbiton
2016–2025 Hampstead & Westminster
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2014– Wales 116
2014– GB 54
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
European Championship II
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Lousada Team

Rupert Scott Shipperley (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Wales and Great Britain. [1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Shipperley was born in Cwmbran, Wales, and played hockey for Whitchurch, followed by Cardiff & Met before joining Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League for the 2014 season. [2] Shipperley made his senior debut for Wales on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in Spain.

In 2016, he transferred to Hampstead & Westminster and while at the club played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast [3] [4] and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th.

Shipperley was a Geography teacher at King's College School, Wimbledon before he was selected for the Great Britain team that would go to Tokyo for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games. [5]

He represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham [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]

Shipperley was subsequently selected to represent the Great Britain team again at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [9]

In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final. [10] [11]

References

  1. ↑ GB Squads Selected For Opening 2020 FIH Pro League Matches
  2. ↑ "Wimbledon Hockey Club hungry to make championship finals after recruiting 'strong' team". South West Londoner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Profile: Rupert Shipperley". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
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