Wales men's national field hockey team

Wales
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
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	17 (13 August 2024)
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

Summer Olympics

Welsh Hockey Team vs Scotland, 1911.

1908 –

World Cup

2023 – 11th place

Commonwealth Games

1998 – 9th place
2002 – 7th place
2014 – 9th place
2018 – 9th place
2022 – 6th place

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

2012–13 – Did not rank
2014–15 – Did not rank
2016–17

EuroHockey Championship II

2005 –
2007 – 5th place
2009 –
2011 – 6th place
2013 – 7th place
2017 –

EuroHockey Championship III

2015 –

Players

Current squad

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

Head coach: Daniel Newcombe

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

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

References

^ "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.

External links

[FIH_World_Rankings-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.

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