# Wales men's national field hockey team

The Wales men's national field hockey team represents Wales in men's international field hockey competitions.
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.

## Tournament history
### Summer Olympics

* 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.
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 28) | 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 |