Wales women's national field hockey team

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Association Hockey Wales
Confederation European Hockey Federation
Coach Kevin Johnson
Assistant coach(es) Vicky Joel
Manager Ben Eaton
Captain Leah Wilkinson
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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.[1]

Tournament history

World Cup
World League
Commonwealth Games
  • 1998 – Did not progress from group stage
  • 2010 – 8th place
  • 2014 – 9th place
  • 2018 – 9th place
EuroHockey Nations Championship
  • 1987 - 8th place
  • 1991 - 9th place
  • 2009 EuroHockey Nations Trophy
Challenge II
  • 2017 - 4th place
  • 2015 - 5th place
  • 2011 - 8th place
  • 2009 - 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2005 - 7th place
Hockey Champions Challenge III
  • 2013 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge - 1st, gold medalist(s)
  • 2007 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge - 1st, gold medalist(s)

Current squad - commonwealth games 2018

  • Rose Thomas, Goalkeeper, 1
  • Julie Whiting, Defender, 2
  • Natasha Marke-Jones, forward, 5
  • Sophie Clayton, forward, 6
  • Sian French, midfielder, 7 (VICE CAPTAIN)
  • Sarah Jones, midfielder, 8
  • Lisa Daley, forward, 9
  • Phoebe Richards, forward, 10
  • Tina Evans, defender, 12
  • Danni Jourdan, midfielder, 13 (injured in warm-up match, replaced by ROSEMARY (CARO) HULME)
  • Eloise Laity, forward, 14
  • Beth Bingham, defender, 15
  • Leah Wilkinson, defender, 17 (CAPTAIN) (MOST CAPPED PLAYER)
  • Isabelle Howell, midfielder, 18
  • Delyth Thomas, midfielder, 19
  • Xenna Hughes, defender, 21
  • Ella Jackson, goalkeeper, 22
  • Jo Westwood, defender, 27
  • Rosemary (Caro) Hulme, midfielder, 32 (called up after DANNI JOURDAN broke her thumb in a warm-up match)

Extended training Squad

  • Bethan Doughty
  • Charlotte Hulme
  • Ellie New
  • Emily Rowlands
  • Gemma Pryce
  • Hannah Cozens
  • Heather Francis
  • Izzy Webb
  • Jemma Robson
  • Jess Roe
  • Jodie Beddow
  • Katy Gannon
  • Lowri Ratti
  • Megan Davies
  • Megan Lewis-Williams
  • Mia Borely
  • Morgann Williams
  • Rebecca Treharne
  • Rhian Lewis
  • Rosie Bailey
  • Sam Roberts
  • Sara Davies
  • Sarah-Jayne Thorburn
  • Stasi Knight

Notable former players

  • Anne Ellis - Former GB player and captain, Wales' most capped player until ABI WELSFORD and LEAH WILKINSON both overtook together in the EuroHockey Championship II in Cardiff 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)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Wales Senior Women Performance Training Squad". hockeywales.org.uk. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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