Rupert Shipperley
Welsh field hockey player
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| Full name | Rupert Scott Shipperley | ||
| Born | (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31) Cwmbran, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Whitchurch | |||
| Cardiff & Met | |||
| 2014–2016 | Surbiton | ||
| 2016–present | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–present | Wales & GB | 75 | (13) |
| Last updated on: 28 October 2020 | |||
Rupert Scott Shipperley (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Wales and Great Britain.[1]
He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster.
He has also played for Surbiton and Cardiff & Met.
Before being selected for Tokyo 2020, he was a Geography teacher at King's College School, Wimbledon.
International career
Shipperley made his senior debut for Wales on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in Spain. He played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast[2] and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th.
References
External links
- Rupert Shipperley at the International Hockey Federation
- Rupert Shipperley at Olympics.com
- Rupert Shipperley at Olympedia
- Rupert Shipperley at Team GB
- Rupert Shipperley at Commonwealth Games Wales
- Rupert Shipperley at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Rupert Shipperley at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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Wales squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – 6th place
- 1 Fortnam
- 2 Kyriakides
- 6 Draper
- 7 Naughalty
- 8 Prosser (C)
- 9 Shipperley (C)
- 10 R. Furlong
- 11 Carson
- 12 Kelly
- 13 Hutchinson
- 15 Bradshaw
- 18 G. Furlong
- 19 Dolan-Gray
- 21 Gooch
- 24 H. Jones
- 25 Francis
- 26 Hawker (C)
- 32 Tranter
- Coach: Z. Jones
Wales squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 7th place | ||
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Great Britain squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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