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Wales men's national field hockey team

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Wales
Wales
AssociationHockey Wales
ConfederationEuropean Hockey Federation
Head CoachDaniel Newcombe
Assistant coach(es)Martin Schouten
Sam Rowe
ManagerGwyn Williams
CaptainBen Francis
Rupert Shipperley
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 18 Decrease 1 (23 November 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]

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

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Summer Olympics

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Welsh Hockey Team vs Scotland, 1911.

World Cup

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Commonwealth Games

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EuroHockey Championship

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Hockey World League

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EuroHockey Championship II

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EuroHockey Championship III

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Players

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Current squad

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

Head coach: Daniel Newcombe

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

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK Ieuan Tranter (1994-11-07) 7 November 1994 (age 30) 28 England University of Durham 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
FW Jolyon Morgan (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) 23 Wales Cardiff & Met 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
FW Jack Pritchard (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31) 8 Wales Cardiff & Met 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow
MF Fred Newbold (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 23) 4 England Reading 2021 European World Cup Qualifier
DF Edward Evans (1996-01-15) 15 January 1996 (age 28) 13 England Reading v.  Malaysia, 12 October 2021
GK James Fortnam (1990-05-18) 18 May 1990 (age 34) 46 Wales Cardiff & Met v.  Malaysia, 9 October 2021
GK Rhys Payne (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) 1 Wales Cardiff & Met v.  Malaysia, 9 October 2021

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 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.
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