Wales women's national field hockey team

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Wales
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Association Hockey Wales
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Head CoachKevin Johnson
Assistant coach(es)Moses Lodarmasse
ManagerRebecca Daniels
CaptainSian French
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
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World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1983 )
Best result12th (1983)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances3 (first in 1987 )
Best result8th (1987)

The Wales women's national field hockey team represents Wales in international women's field hockey, with the exception of the Olympic Games when Welsh players are eligible to play for the Great Britain national women's field hockey team as selected. The country's main targets as laid down by Hockey Wales, Wales national governing body for hockey, are the EuroHockey Championships, the FIH World League and the Commonwealth Games. [2]

Contents

Tournament record

World Cup

EuroHockey Championship

EuroHockey Championship II

EuroHockey Championship III

Commonwealth Games

Hockey World League

FIH Hockey Series

See also

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References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. "Wales Senior Women Performance Training Squad". hockeywales.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2014.