Saturday, December 6, 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.

Hockey World Cup: Holland v Australia and Ireland v Spain is perfectly set up

And then there were two. Well, four in all for the World Cup semi-finals. But while Holland and Australia march on, it's the teams...

It’s been fun, says Biddy Burgum, one of England hockey’s oldest living players

Biddy Burgum, nearing 92, is describing the modern game with gusto and lively hand gestures in the air. "The sticks are up here and it's...

Women’s Hockey World Cup: Spirited England set up Holland showdown

THE WORLD CUP REPORT "People who bought those tickets didn't think they would get such a good game." So said Susannah Townsend, referring to the fact...

Secret to Japan women’s success? Scaring each other

Video recorder in hand, a Japanese hockey player hides behind a hotel doorway and menacingly jumps out in front of their foreign coach. Thankfully, this...

Secret to Japan hockey women’s success? Scaring each other

Video recorder in hand, a Japanese hockey player hides behind a hotel doorway and menacingly jumps out in front of their foreign coach. Thankfully, this...

History! Italy women cause Hockey World Cup shock over China

Storico! proclaimed a jubilant Italian media on Sunday. Italy put 42 years in the Women's Hockey World Cup wilderness behind them in sensational style to...

Women’s Hockey World Cup: hard hits, goals and big crowds

Stoppages and play acting at a World Cup? Pah! Instead we got fast, free-flowing hockey as a fine opening day at the Women's Hockey...

Alex Danson: The making of GB Hockey and England women’s captain

Alex Danson has spent over half her life as an elite athlete playing for England and Great Britain. She has bore witness to the...