Wales men's national field hockey team

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Wales
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Association Hockey Wales
Confederation European Hockey Federation
Head Coach Daniel Newcombe
Assistant coach(es)Martin Schouten
Sam Rowe
ManagerGwyn Williams
CaptainBen Francis
Rupert Shipperley
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FIH ranking
Current 17 Steady2.svg (13 August 2024) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1908 )
Best result3rd (1908)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2023 )
Best result11th (2023)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances10 (first in 1970 )
Best result6th (1978, 1999, 2019)

The Wales men's national field hockey team represents Wales in men's international field hockey competitions. [2]

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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

Welsh Hockey Team vs Scotland, 1911. Scotland 1911 .jpg
Welsh Hockey Team vs Scotland, 1911.

World Cup

Commonwealth Games

EuroHockey Championship

Hockey World League

EuroHockey Championship II

EuroHockey Championship III

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. [4] [5]

Head coach: Daniel Newcombe

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
3DF Daniel Kyriakides (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 29)107 Flag of Germany.svg Club an der Alster
4DF Ioan Wall (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 25)52 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met
6DF Jacob Draper (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 (age 26)68 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
8MF Lewis Prosser (Captain) (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 35)175 Flag of England.svg East Grinstead
9MF Rupert Shipperley (Captain) (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31)93 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
10DF Rhodri Furlong (1995-10-18) 18 October 1995 (age 28)69 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
11FW James Carson (1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 30)95 Flag of England.svg Old Georgians
12DF Steve Kelly (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32)73 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
15MF Rhys Bradshaw (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000 (age 23)43 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
18DF Gareth Furlong (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 32)138 Flag of England.svg Surbiton
23FW Jack Pritchard (1993-08-14) 14 August 1993 (age 31)8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met
24DF Hywel Jones (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 27)48 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster
25FW Ben Francis (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)89 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
26FW Luke Hawker (Captain) (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 34)113 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met
31MF Gareth Griffiths (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 (age 25)14 Flag of England.svg Beeston
33GK Rhys Payne (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met
35MF Fred Newbold (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23)7 Flag of England.svg Reading
50GK Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (1997-08-06) 6 August 1997 (age 27)12 Flag of England.svg Hampstead & Westminster

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClubLatest call-up
GK Ieuan Tranter (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 29)28 Flag of England.svg University of Durham 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
FW Jolyon Morgan (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)23 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
FW Jack Pritchard (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31)8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
MF Fred Newbold (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23)4 Flag of England.svg Reading 2021 European World Cup Qualifier
DF Edward Evans (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28)13 Flag of England.svg Reading v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia, 12 October 2021
GK James Fortnam (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 34)46 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia, 9 October 2021
GK Rhys Payne (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)1 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff & Met v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia, 9 October 2021

See also

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References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. "Hockey Wales" . Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. "Wales reach Hockey World Cup for first time". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. "Debutants Wales name Hockey World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. "Team Roster Wales". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2023.