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Field hockey in Great Britain

Field hockey in Great Britain

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Field hockey in Great Britain is governed by Great Britain Hockey. The organisation focuses on international competition only.[1]

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Governance

GB Hockey administers the National Men's and Women's hockey teams for both Great Britain and the home nations during competition such as the Olympic Games, Hockey World Cup and other international events.

Domestic competitions are organised on the home nation basis by England Hockey,[2] Scottish Hockey,[3] Welsh Hockey,[4] and Irish Hockey.[5]

National teams

Great Britain's women's team in 2015, who'd later win Gold at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Home nations[lower-alpha 2]

Domestic competitions

Great Britain Super League

Main article: Great Britain Super League

The Great Britain Super League was established by Great Britain Hockey in 2007 as a showcase for British hockey talent. The event was shortlived running from 2007 until 2012 and is now defunct. The inaugural teams were from England (Wessex Leopards, Saxon Tigers and Pennine Pumas), Scotland (Caledonian Cougars and Highland Jaguars) and Wales (Celtic Panthers) competing. Players from the national leagues represented their relevant region.

Winners

Men's
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Women's
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Tournaments hosted

Pre match during the women's final at the 2012 Summer Olympics hosted in London
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See also

Notes

  1. Competitions: Field hockey at the Summer Olympics, Hockey Champions Trophy, Men's FIH Pro League, Women's FIH Pro League.
  2. Competitions: Men's FIH Hockey World Cup, Women's FIH Hockey World Cup, EuroHockey Nations Championship, Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Hockey at the Commonwealth Games.
  3. Competitions where the United Kingdom competes as a whole and therefore where the Republic of Ireland competes without Northern Ireland are represented by the flags of the sovereign nations. Other competitions are represented by the flags of the home nations.

References

  1. [1]
    "Great Britain Hockey". GB Hockey.
  2. [2]
    "England Hockey". England Hockey.
  3. [3]
    "Scottish Hockey". Scottish Hockey.
  4. [4]
    "Hockey Wales". Hockey Wales.
  5. [5]
    "Hockey Ireland". Hockey Ireland.
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