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Wales women's national field hockey team

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AssociationHockey Wales
ConfederationEuropean Hockey Federation
Head CoachAmanda Partington
Assistant coach(es)Vicky Joel
ManagerBen Eaton
CaptainAbigail Welsford
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Current34 As of June 2015

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

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Current squad

  • Ella Jackson, goalkeeper
  • Ria Male, goalkeeper
  • Rose Thomas, goalkeeper
  • Elen Barnes, defender
  • Beth Bingham, defender
  • Rebecca Heywood, defender
  • Xenna Hughes, defender
  • Megan Lewis-Williams, defender
  • Jo Westwood, defender
  • Leah Wilkinson, defender
  • Katrin Budd, midfielder
  • Alys Brooks, midfielder
  • Sian French, midfielder
  • Heather Francis, midfielder
  • Sarah Jones, midfielder
  • Sophie Clayton, forward
  • Danni Jordan, forward
  • Eloise Laity, forward
  • Natasha Marke-Jones, forward
  • Phoebe Richards, forward
  • Sam Roberts, forward
  • Abi Welsford, forward
  • Izzy Webb, forward

Notable former players

  • Sarah Thomas - Olympic bronze medal winner with the 2014 Great Britain team

See also

References

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