Wednesday, April 24, 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.
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Women’s Hockey World Cup: England has the ‘speed, skill and threats’ to beat New Zealand

Amsterdam -- Tess Howard believes England women can show off their speed and goal threats when they take on New Zealand in a crucial...

Women’s Hockey World Cup: Unpolished England open with draw to India

Amsterdam -- With a newly, albeit unpolished, front foot mindset, England women are already on the backfoot after their opening World Cup match here....

England Hockey Premier Division set for revamp and play-off return for 2022/23 season

England Hockey has revamped the Premier Division for next season, with a return of the play-off finals, aims of international players to be available...

Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022: England search for front foot play and consistency

A theme has run through the England women’s team in recent years. It started with former coach Mark Hager, who set up his team...

Women’s Hockey World Cup shirts: Squad kits ranked and rated

Four years ago, we gritted our teeth and requested all 16 nations' home and away kits in a bid to rank the 2018 World...

Floodlight fears: Warning for UK hockey clubs ahead of electricity bills rise

Hockey clubs and other sports which use floodlights in the UK have been issued a stark warning of the “serious and quite scary” electricity...

England Hockey bids to stage 2026 men’s World Cup with Wales

England could host a men's World Cup for the first time in 40 years if bidding goes their way to stage the 2026 event. England...

Why is there no culture of watching hockey in England? This has to change

Eight years ago at a bustling Kyocera Stadium in The Hague, two now former England Hockey executives were discussing the future direction of hockey...