Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Rod Gilmour

The Hockey Paper's Editor. First covered international hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games - no better than a full house watching India play England - and has reported on the sport for the Daily Telegraph and other major newspapers ever since. Co-founded THP in 2016.

Farce and intrigue: The sorry decline of Pakistan hockey

The Big Read The Hockey Paper charts the decline and political shenanigans of Pakistan hockey and asks if the once great nation can return to...

‘Constant pressure’: Durham University hail historic England Hockey top tier status

With Beeston breathing down their necks all season and the club well aware of the hundreds of alumni refreshing GMS for final day results,...

Barnes women taste title success and Premier Division promotion

Barnes women recorded a major milestone as they confirmed their passage to the England Hockey Premier Division for the first time in the club’s...

How club players will help England Hockey free-to-air TV vision

England Hockey says its vision for free-to-air hockey left the national governing body to take the decision to pay for Pro League production costs. As...

England Hockey aim to push through player membership price hike

England Hockey (EH) is hoping to push through “significant changes” to its player membership model when it goes to a vote at Tuesday’s AGM. The...

‘Hell of a ride’: At 40, Richmond forward finally marks Premier Division debut

“I don’t want to be the older guy in the corner being in the way,” says Josh Smith, Richmond’s one-club player who finally tasted...

Sam Ward breaks England and GB Hockey goals record

Bhubaneswar proved a neat bookend for England's Sam Ward as he broke Ashley Jackson’s combined international scoring record on Tuesday. With a deadly penalty corner...

Classy captain David Ames leaves international hockey with humility and respect

And if the hockey gods had twice been rallying England men from the touchlines above in 2023? Well, the ending to David Ames’ outstanding...