Nickname(s) GB Hockey Registered players Estimate 32,000 | First played Early/mid 1800's. | |
Clubs 1145 (~1050 English ~60 Scottish ~35 Welsh) | ||
Field hockey in Great Britain is governed by Great Britain Hockey.
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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 2007 men's and women's competitions were won by the Wessex Leopards, and the 2008 men's and women's competitions by the Saxon Tigers. The 2009 season features six men's teams and four women's teams.
Women's Great Britain field hockey team wins historical Olympic Gold 2016
It was a cold and breezy day at Rio's Deodoro Park. Great Britain played the Netherlands, in a game to remember. Great Britain defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in a historic shootout win. Nicola White a forward for Great Britain, scored the game-tying goal on a rebound off of a penalty corner that would ultimately send the two teams into a shootout. Both teams were scoreless until Joyce Sombroek,the goalkeeper for the Netherlands, committed a penalty.