Sunday, May 5, 2024

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.

‘World’s first dry hockey turf’ sets path to waterless pitches

Amsterdam unveiled the world’s first hockey pitch that doesn’t need water last month -- the inaugural FIH certified dry turf -- as the sport...

Tributes paid to influential Scottish hockey coach Derek Forsyth

Scottish Hockey is mourning the death of influential coach Derek Forsyth. Forsyth, who has died after a short illness, was an assistant of Scotland...

Hockey Pro League: Great Britain men stutter in bid for title glory

Lee Valley -- The FIH Pro League trophy will remain in Antwerp as Germany pulled off another late hockey heist with a last-gasp penalty...

GB women pay emotional green and gold tribute to Grace O’Malley-Kumar

Lee Valley -- GB women wore black ribbons on their shirts as well as a green and gold ribbon -- the University of Nottingham...

John-John Dohmen closes in on becoming most capped international hockey player

John-John Dohmen could equal the men's world caps record next month. The Belgian, 35, is currently on 445 international matches, according to FIH records,...

‘Female sport milestone’: World hockey changes player kit rule

GB captain Hollie Pearne-Webb hailed a "big milestone for female sport" after the world hockey body changed the players’ kit rule to enable athletes...

‘We shared something unique, both our children died playing the game they loved’

Thirteen years ago last month, Lizzie Watkins was playing in an Australian premier state match for North Coast Raiders at Curtin University alongside her...

Pro League: Toby Reynolds-Cotterill on debut weekend, GB Hockey and ‘proud’ late father

Toby Reynolds-Cotterill is looking for work after completing his Masters in project management. On the field, the Welsh goalkeeper managed a successful double header...