Saturday, May 18, 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.

Euro Hockey League muscles in on FIH Pro League to showcase club strength

Editorial On the face of it, the Euro Hockey League format changes which were announced yesterday will fashion a celebration of the sport next Easter...

Women’s sport takes next step by joining Euro Hockey League

The Euro Hockey League was praised for taking club hockey "to the next level" on Sunday following the news that the 2019/20 season will...

France upend England to show Olympic hockey credentials ahead of Paris 2024

'Hockey sur gazon' - field hockey as we know it - has been a rare commodity in L'Equipe, France's daily sports newspaper, in recent...

Why Hockey 5s is not for everyone

Hockey 5s saw packed crowds and plenty of goals at the Youth Olympics as the sport goes from strength to strength at junior level...

Great Britain ‘passion’ hailed for Sultan of Johor Cup hockey success

Great Britain under-21's 3-2 success over India was their "biggest achievement" as a team for three years as coach Jon Bleby hailed his squad's...

Ashley Jackson gets better with age, says HGC’s Paul van Ass

The accolades continue for Ashley Jackson as the Englishman kept himself on top of the Hoofdklasse leading scorer table at the weekend. The HGC player,...

Harlequins’ Twickenham Stoop to stage GB Hockey Pro League matches

Great Britain Hockey has ceded to ticketing demand for the looming FIH Pro League and moved a double header fixture to Twickenham Stoop, the...

Danny Kerry open to Ashley Jackson’s return to Great Britain hockey

Danny Kerry, the England and Great Britain men's coach, has offered Ashley Jackson, one of this country's most gifted stick players, a potential route...