Thursday, June 12, 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.

EuroHockey 2017: England women take bronze with victory over Germany

Amsterdam - Captain Alex Danson levelled the great Jane Sixsmith on 105 goals as England beat Germany to claim bronze at the EuroHockey Championships...

EuroHockey 2017: George Pinner wants ‘lion-hearted’ England – with one Dutch fan on his side

Amsterdam - Co-captain George Pinner has called on England to produce "real fight, a lion-hearted one" on Friday as they attempt to reach the...

EuroHockey 2017: England women’s electric pace can beat the Dutch, says Maddie Hinch

Amsterdam -- England women and the Netherlands' EuroHockey Championships semi-final on Thursday night may be a rematch of the Olympic final - but the...

EuroHockey 2017: There’s always pressure to succeed with Holland, says Alyson Annan

Amsterdam  - The pressures of managing the Dutch hockey teams were laid bare by Alyson Annan, the great Australian now in charge of the...

EuroHockey 2017: England women and Netherlands set up semi-final showdown

AMSTERDAM -- It may have come a match and two days too early, but England and the Netherlands will go head-to-head in the EuroHockey...

England hockey teams outdone by Germany with final pool matches deciding EuroHockey fate

Amsterdam - For the first few days at these EuroHockey Championships, there was a distinctly English feel. The local cricket side played behind the Wagener...

EuroHockey 2017: England women lose out as Surbiton coach impact helps Germany to 1-0 win

Amsterdam - Germany coach Jami Mulders hailed the impact of his English assistant Brett Garrard as England women were beaten 1-0 at the Rabo...

EuroHockey 2017: England men tune up for bigger hurdles with 6-0 win over Poland

Amsterdam - England men recorded their biggest win over Poland as Bobby Crutchley's side powered - sometimes laboured - to a 6-0 victory at...