Great Britain’s men face Spain and the women take on USA in the FIH Hockey Pro League on 22-23 May Final capped matches for both ahead of Olympic Games Mark Hager names squad of 19, all of whom were selected against Germany Will Calnan returns to men’s squad but Roper and Sloan out with injuries
Great Britain’s men earn second victory over Germany in the space of two days; England’s Griffiths, Scotland’s Forsyth and Wales’ Shipperley score in 3-1 win Women see off Germany 2-0 in later game; Anna Toman and Susannah Townsend on target Both teams are back in FIH Hockey Pro League action across weekend of 22/23 May
‘No time to waste’. Those opening words in GB Sevens’ ‘Mission Possible’ tell an awkward tale. The British Sevens programme is like a square peg in a round hole. As with all other sports, only Great Britain is allowed to qualify for an Olympic Games, so the English, Scottish and Welsh unions have to coalesce
Fiona Crackles has been rewarded for an impressive start to her international career by being offered a full-time place in the GB women’s programme in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics. The 20-year-old received her first call up to the senior team in October 2020, making her debut against The Netherlands and featured in
The RFU, SRU and WRU can confirm they have secured funding to field GB Sevens teams for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The deal has been made possible by an innovative commercial partnership with The National Lottery. The men’s and women’s GB Sevens teams will compete in the HSBC World
Five players could make GB debuts – Fiona Crackles, Emily Dark, Sophie Hamilton, Ollie Payne and Miriam Pritchard Holly Hunt and David Goodfield also called up; Laura Unsworth to captain women’s team Harry Martin and Adam Dixon in line to play 100th games for GB, Sarah Robertson could reach 50 caps GB to play first
Great Britain’s international hockey teams will return to Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in 2021 for home games in the FIH Hockey Pro League. Throughout May; Britain’s internationals will face India, China, Argentina, USA and Spain in three back-to-back weekends of world class hockey on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Tickets will be go
Great Britain and England Hockey have mixed emotions in reporting that Alex Danson-Bennett has decided to retire from hockey. Whilst it is hugely disappointing to lose a player of Alex’s calibre, we are happy in the knowledge that this is the right decision for her. As has been widely documented, Alex was incredibly unfortunate to
Great Britain Hockey fully respects the decision to cancel today’s FIH Hockey Pro League women’s match against Australia and award three points to the home side. The match was cancelled due to storms, with Great Britain leading 1-0. The regulations state, ‘If one of the two matches played between two teams is cancelled, the winner
Lightning and heavy rain denied GB’s women a first chance at a win in the FIH Pro League as their second clash of the weekend against Australia was abandoned at half-time. Anna Toman had given her side the lead with a wicked slap from a corner in the second quarter before the game was halted
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