Wales women's national field hockey team
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]
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| Association | Hockey Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | European Hockey Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Kevin Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Vicky Joel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Ben Eaton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Leah Wilkinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FIH ranking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current | 26  (21 December 2020)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 12th (1983) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 8th (1987) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournament record
World Cup
- 1983 – 12th place
EuroHockey Championship II
EuroHockey Championship III
- 2007 –
- 2013 –
FIH Hockey Series
- 2018–19 – Second round
Players
Current squad
These were the 18 players selected for the 2019 Women's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow, Scotland from 4–10 August, 2019.[3]
Caps and goals (including matches for Great Britain) updated as at 10 October 2019 August after the match v Czech Republic.
Head coach: Kevin Johnson
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Rose Thomas | 5 May 1992 | 76 | 0 |  Holcombe |
| 12 | GK | Lauren Roberts | 21 March 1999 | 1 | 0 | Eastbourne |
| 2 | DF | Julie Whiting | 29 October 1994 | 56 | 0 | Beeston |
| 15 | DF | Beth Bingham | 21 January 1995 | 85 | 3 | Holcombe |
| 17 | DF | Leah Wilkinson (captain) | 3 December 1986 | 172 | 23 | Holcombe |
| 21 | DF | Xenna Hughes | 19 September 1992 | 92 | 5 | Bowdon Hightown |
| 27 | DF | Jo Westwood | 4 August 1993 | 111 | 11 | Holcombe |
| 28 | DF | Emily Rowlands | 14 May 1995 | 33 | 0 | Hampstead & Westminster |
| 7 | MF | Sian French | 19 June 1991 | 110 | 7 | Bowdon Hightown |
| 8 | MF | Sarah Jones | 25 June 1990 | 118 | 11 | Holcombe |
| 13 | MF | Danielle Jordan | 13 January 1996 | 88 | 9 |  HV Victoria |
| 14 | MF | Ellie Laity | 9 May 1994 | 53 | 9 | Clifton Robinsons |
| 18 | MF | Izzie Howell | 22 February 2000 | 26 | 0 | Durham University |
| 23 | MF | Hannah Cozens | 8 April 1997 | 54 | 2 | East Grinstead |
| 5 | FW | Natasha Marke-Jones | 6 November 1990 | 90 | 13 | Clifton Robinsons |
| 6 | FW | Sophie Robinson | 13 September 1988 | 37 | 9 | Belper |
| 10 | FW | Phoebe Richards | 26 March 1993 | 112 | 20 | Clifton Robinsons |
| 29 | FW | Izzy Webb | 10 August 1998 | 24 | 2 | Clifton Robinsons |
Training squad
- Jodie Beddow
- Alice Bennett
- Beaumont Stephanie
- Megan Bowen
- Emma Brierley
- Amy Burton
- Lora Constable
- Sara Mererid Davies
- Sara Rebecca Davies
- Cari Davies
- Bethan Doughty
- Emily Drysdale
- Lauren Dunn
- Katy Gannon
- Sioned Harries
- Caro Hulme
- Lottie Hulme
- Ella Jackson
- Lizzie Jones
- Chloe Jordan
- Catryn Langley
- Rhian Lewis
- Megan Lewis-Williams
- Grace Mitchell
- Katie Mulroy
- Ellie New
- Cerys Preston
- Gemma Pryce
- Elissa Ratti
- Lauren Roberts
- Jemma Robson
- Jess Roe
- Libby Sims
- Olivia Strickland
- Tali Swinburne
- Sarah-Jayne Thornburn
- Morgann Williams
- Beth Wood
Notable former players
- Ann Davies was a leading left wing actress and translator. Toured with the team in 1936.
- Anne Ellis - Former GB player and captain, Wales' most capped player until she was overtaken in the EuroHockey Championship II in 2017
- Sarah Thomas - Olympic bronze medal winner with the 2014 Great Britain team
- Abi Welsford - Former Welsh Captain and former joint most capped players with Leah Wilkinson (who overtook her in the 2018 Commonwealth Games)
Results
2019 Fixtures & Results
| 2019 Statistics | |||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
| 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 20 | ||
France Test Series (Antibes)
| 26 February 2019 Test Match | France  | 2–1 | Wales | Antibes, France |
| 15:00 | Brachet  48'Lardeur 59' |
Report | French 54' |
France Test Series (Cardiff)
| 31 May 2019 Test Match | Wales | 2–1 | France | Cardiff, Wales |
| 18:00 | Wilkinson 13' Webb 51' |
Report | Lhopital 20' |
Stadium: Sophia Gardens |
| 1 June 2019 Test Match | Wales | 3–1 | France | Cardiff, Wales |
| 17:00 | Laity 9' Hulme 11'Westwood 60' |
Report | Demars 14' |
Stadium: Sophia Gardens |
| 2 June 2019 Test Match | Wales | 0–3 | France | Cardiff, Wales |
| 11:00 | Report | Van Bolhuis 24' Gaspari 32'Seillier 53' |
Stadium: Sophia Gardens |
FIH Series Finals
| 19 June 2019 Pool B | South Africa  | 2–2 | Wales | Valencia, Spain |
| 17:00 | Du Plessis 33' Bobbs 41' |
Report | French 19' Wilkinson 49' |
Stadium: Estadio Beteró |
| 20 June 2019 Pool B | Wales | 5–0 |  Thailand | Valencia, Spain |
| 17:00 | Robinson 11' Wilkinson 18', 45'Marke-Jones 34'Hughes 51' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Beteró |
| 22 June 2019 Pool B | Wales | 1–4 |  Italy | Valencia, Spain |
| 13:00 | Robinson 47' |
Report | Vynohradova 8' Bianchi 9'Traverso 35'Oviedo 55' |
Stadium: Estadio Beteró |
EuroHockey Championship II
| 4 August 2019 Pool A | Italy | 3–1 | Wales | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 10:15 | Oviedo 28' Munitis 38'Carta 50' |
Report | Webb 57' |
Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre |
| 5 August 2019 Pool A | Wales | 5–1 |  Turkey | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 15:45 | Jones 1' Richards 31'Jordan 48'Hughes 51'Wilkinson 58' |
Report | Küçükkoç 35' |
Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre |
| 7 August 2019 Pool A | Wales | 2–2 |  Poland | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 14:45 | Jones 28' Wilkinson 60' |
Report | Zagajska 15' Błaszyk 32' |
Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre |
| 9 August 2019 Pool C | Wales | 7–3 |  Ukraine | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 14:30 | French 2' Wilkinson 4'Hughes 10', 53'Westwood 35'Robinson 51'Marke-Jones 59' |
Report | Kernoz 16' Honcharenko 44', 45+' |
Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre |
| 10 August 2019 Pool C | Wales | 1–2 |  Czech Republic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 09:30 | Hughes 23' |
Report | Decsyova 32', 35' |
Stadium: Glasgow National Hockey Centre |
References
- "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Wales Senior Women Performance Training Squad". hockeywales.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
- "Wales". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
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