Wales men's national field hockey team
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| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg | |||
| Association | Hockey Wales | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | European Hockey Federation | ||
| Head Coach | Daniel Newcombe | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Martin Schouten Sam Rowe | ||
| Manager | Gwyn Williams | ||
| Captain | Ben Francis Rupert Shipperley | ||
| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 18 File:Decrease2.svg 1 (23 November 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) | ||
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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
Summer Olympics
World Cup
- 2023 – 11th place
Commonwealth Games
EuroHockey Championship
- 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
EuroHockey Championship II
- 2005 – File:Bronze medal icon.svg
- 2007 – 5th place
- 2009 – File:Bronze medal icon.svg
- 2011 – 6th place
- 2013 – 7th place
- 2017 – File:Silver medal icon.svg
EuroHockey Championship III
Players
Current squad
Squad for the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup.[4][5] Head coach: Daniel Newcombe
Recent call-ups
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 | 7 November 1994 | 28 | File:Flag of England.svg University of Durham | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
| FW | Jolyon Morgan | 9 March 1999 | 23 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Cardiff & Met | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
| FW | Jack Pritchard | 4 August 1993 | 8 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Cardiff & Met | 2022 4 Nations Tournament Glasgow |
| MF | Fred Newbold | 29 March 2001 | 4 | File:Flag of England.svg Reading | 2021 European World Cup Qualifier |
| DF | Edward Evans | 15 January 1996 | 13 | File:Flag of England.svg Reading | v. File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia, 12 October 2021 |
| GK | James Fortnam | 18 May 1990 | 46 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Cardiff & Met | v. File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia, 9 October 2021 |
| GK | Rhys Payne | 7 June 2001 | 1 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Cardiff & Met | v. File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia, 9 October 2021 |
See also
References
- ↑ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 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.
External links
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- FIH profile