Saturday, February 14, 2026

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.

‘England Hockey domestic game remains a priority – but there isn’t some silver bullet’

A former GB women’s international recently conversed with Rich Beer over whether England Hockey needed a fresh face to lead the sport or that...

‘Greatest honour’: David Harte signs off Ireland hockey career

And so a heroic save low down to his left from close range proved David Harte’s final hurrah in green colours. It came at...

Super 6s Hockey: Old Georgians and East Grinstead claim title hat-tricks

Derby Arena continued to be a happy indoor hunting ground for Old Georgians men and East Grinstead women as they both won a hat-trick...

Euro Hockey 2027: Twickenham Stoop to stage London final

The EuroHockey 2027 men’s and women’s final will be played at Twickenham’s Stoop with ‘Big Stadium Hockey’ returning to London. The Hockey Paper revealed last...

BBC DJ Jess Iszatt: ‘Hockey isn’t like 5-a-side, you commit to a day of the sport’

The BBC Radio DJ discusses her love of playing club hockey, injuries and diversity Jess Iszatt, the BBC Radio DJ and Spurs fan, is extolling...

Wales hockey players forced to dig even deeper to play for country

Wales men’s players were unsure of lining up for the upcoming FIH World Cup qualifiers in Chile due to escalating financial costs. The Welsh team...

‘As captain I can’t let standards drop playing Dutch hockey’

Welshman talks club captaincy, Struan Walker's rise and Dutch directness Jacob Draper knows he can’t let his standards drop at home or abroad. At...

Amateur Welsh hockey player who suffered brain injury sparks safety concerns

A former senior teacher is calling for greater transparency around sports injury insurance after a hockey accident left her with a long-term brain injury...