Wales men's national field hockey team
Appearance
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Association | Hockey Wales | ||
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Confederation | European Hockey Federation | ||
Head Coach | Daniel Newcombe | ||
Assistant coach(es) | Martin Schouten Sam Rowe | ||
Manager | Gwyn Williams | ||
Captain | Ben Francis Rupert Shipperley | ||
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FIH ranking | |||
Current | 17 (13 August 2024)[1] | ||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1908) | ||
Best result | 3rd (1908) | ||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
Best result | 11th (2023) | ||
EuroHockey Championship | |||
Appearances | 10 (first in 1970) | ||
Best result | 6th (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
[edit]Summer Olympics
[edit]- 1908 –
World Cup
[edit]- 2023 – 11th place
Commonwealth Games
[edit]EuroHockey Championship
[edit]- 1970 – 12th place
- 1974 – 8th place
- 1978 – 6th place
- 1983 – 12th place
- 1987 – 12th place
- 1991 – 10th place
- 1995 – 7th place
- 1999 – 6th place
- 2019 – 6th place
- 2021 – 7th place
- 2023 – 8th place
Hockey World League
[edit]EuroHockey Championship II
[edit]EuroHockey Championship III
[edit]- 2015 –
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5]
Head coach: Daniel Newcombe
Recent call-ups
[edit]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 |
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GK | Ieuan Tranter | 7 November 1994 | 28 | University of Durham | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
FW | Jolyon Morgan | 9 March 1999 | 23 | Cardiff & Met | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
FW | Jack Pritchard | 4 August 1993 | 8 | Cardiff & Met | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
MF | Fred Newbold | 29 March 2001 | 4 | Reading | 2021 European World Cup Qualifier |
DF | Edward Evans | 15 January 1996 | 13 | Reading | v. Malaysia, 12 October 2021 |
GK | James Fortnam | 18 May 1990 | 46 | Cardiff & Met | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 |
GK | Rhys Payne | 7 June 2001 | 1 | Cardiff & Met | v. Malaysia, 9 October 2021 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Hockey Wales". Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Wales reach Hockey World Cup for first time". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Debutants Wales name Hockey World Cup squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster Wales". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 16. Retrieved 13 January 2023.