Wales national korfball team
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| Wales | |
|---|---|
| Association | Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru |
| IKF membership | 2007 |
| IKF code | WAL  |
| IKF rank | 30 (Jan. 2023) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2011 |
| Best result | 15th |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 |
| First appearance | 2010 |
| Best result | 11th place |
| Celtic Tri-Nations | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| First appearance | 2021 |
| Best result | 1st |
| http://www.welshkorfball.org/ | |
The Wales National Korfball Team often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru, and represents Wales in international korfball competition. The Welsh Korfball Squad entered its first IKF ranking competition in 2007, after the Great Britain national korfball team was disbanded to produce three teams: England, Wales and Scotland. Wales is a fully recognised member of the International Korfball Federation and is currently ranked 18th in the world.
They played the World Championships for the first and only time in 2011, after the withdrawal of Hungary.[1] In 2006 they reached the 3rd place in the Korfball Commonwealth Games.[2]
Tournament results[edit]
| World Championships[3] | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2011 | 9th World Championship |  Shaoxing, China
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15th place |
- See also Great Britain national korfball team.
| World Games | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
- For World games see Great Britain national korfball team.
| European Championships[4] | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2010 | 4th European Championships |  Netherlands
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11th place |
| 2014 | 5th European Championships |  Portugal
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16th place |
| 2018 | 7th European Championships | Netherlands
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12th place |
| 2021 | 8th European Championships (B-Division) |  Poland
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8th place |
- See also Great Britain national korfball team.
| Celtic Tri-Nations | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2021 | Celtic Tri-Nations |  Gloucester, England
|
 3rd place
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| 2022 | Celtic Tri-Nations |  Edinburgh, Scotland
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3rd place
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| 2023 | Celtic Tri-Nations | Cardiff, Wales
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 1st place
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| European Bowl | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2007 | 2nd European Bowl |  Luxembourg
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Champions (West)
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| 2009 | 3rd European Bowl | Luxembourg
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Champions (West)
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| 2013 | 4th European Bowl | Netherlands
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 2nd place (East)
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| Commonwealth Championship | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2006 | 1st Korfball Commonwealth Championship | London, England
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3rd place
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Squad[edit]
The Welsh Korfball Squad is selected by the coaching staff as appointed by the WKA.
Current squad[edit]
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Wales International Squad
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Most capped players[edit]
Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Wilkins | 2005-2023 | 81 | 137 | 
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| 2 | Ruth Barbir | 2007-2022 | 61 | 81 |
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| 3 | John Williams | 2006-2018 | 57 | 64 |
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| 4 | James Wilcox | 2013-2023 | 56 | 127 |
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| 5 | Bethan Phillips | 2013–2023 | 53 | 51 |
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| 6 | Ramzi Barbir | 2005-2018 | 50 | 93 |
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| 7 | Zoe Rose | 2006-2016 | 49 | 17 |
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| 8 | Carla Bennett | 2010-2021 | 48 | 54 |
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| 9 | Kevin Jones | 2005-2022 | 45 | 62 |
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| 10 | Leo Comerford | 2015-2023 | 37 | 52 |  1
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| 11 | Dave Buckland | 2005-2013 | 36 | 66 |  1
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| 12 | Susan Jones | 2005-2010 | 29 | 13 |
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| 13 | Rick Scowcroft | 2011-2017 | 26 | 14 |
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| 14 | Jo Knott | 2011-2018 | 25 | 5 |
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| 15 | Hannah Ager | 2008-2014 | 24 | 9 |
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Top goalscorers[edit]
Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps | Position | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Wilkins | 2005-2023 | 137 | 81 |
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1.69 |
| 2 | James Wilcox | 2013-2023 | 127 | 56 |
|
2.27 |
| 3 | Ramzi Barbir | 2005-2018 | 93 | 50 |
|
1.86 |
| 4 | Ruth Barbir | 2007-2022 | 81 | 61 |
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1.33 |
| 5 | Dave Buckland | 2005-2013 | 66 | 36 |
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1.83 |
| 6 | John Williams | 2006-2018 | 64 | 57 |
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1.12 |
| 7 | Kevin Jones | 2005-2022 | 62 | 45 |
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1.38 |
| 8 | Carla Bennett | 2010-2021 | 54 | 48 |
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1.13 |
| 9 | Leo Comerford | 2015-2023 | 52 | 37 |
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1.41 |
| 10 | Bethan Phillips | 2013-2023 | 51 | 53 |
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0.96 |
| 11 | Kiera Wilcox | 2019-2023 | 34 | 20 | 1
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1.70 |
| 12 | Steve Jones | 2005-2007 | 25 | 10 | 1
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2.50 |
| 13 | Helen Davies | 2016-2022 | 21 | 20 |
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1.05 |
| 14 | Ceri Jones | 2005-2010 | 19 | 20 |
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0.95 |
| 15 | Zoe Rose | 2006-2016 | 17 | 49 |
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0.35 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wales Make Korfball World Championship Debut in China". BBC. 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Korfball Commonwealth Games". BBC. 24 August 2006.
- ^ "The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship" (PDF). IKF.
- ^ "The history of the IKF European Championship" (PDF). IKF.
External links[edit]
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