Victor Wegnez

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Victor Wegnez: Belgium hockey star on rocky childhood and Red Lion family

Rod Gilmour - 27 May 2021

“The Red Lions is my first family,” says Victor Wegnez, one of the stars of Belgium gunning for hockey’s holy grail this summer; holding men's world, Euro and Olympic titles. “When I entered the group, nothing was good in...

EuroHockey

Rise of Victor Wegnez: From rough diamond to hockey star

Rod Gilmour - 13 April 2020

Hockey needs characters for the sport to thrive, says Belgium coach Hockey is 'too tame' and Belgium’s Victor Wegnez could be just the individual character needed to make the sport roar, Red Lions coach Shane McLeod told The Hockey Paper...

EuroHockey

Belgium v Germany, EuroHockey 2019: The greatest hockey match?

Rod Gilmour - 12 April 2020

Rod Gilmour witnessed a classic European Hockey Championships 2019 while the semi-final will be remembered for a generation Oh to be young members of HC Olympia, the burgeoning hockey club which usually has the pitch at Wilrijkse Plein Sports Centre,...

International

Australia lead nominations for FIH Hockey Stars Awards

Hockey Paper staff - 6 December 2019

Australia lead the way with five nominations in this year's FIH Hockey Stars Awards. The Kookaburras have two nominations in the men's player of the year, Eddie Ockenden and Aran Zalewski, who will be up against Victor Wegnez, of Belgium, who...

EuroHockey

EuroHockey 2019 final: peerless Belgium men storm to first title, 5-0 over Spain

Rod Gilmour - 24 August 2019

Antwerp - On this evidence, only a major Tokyo heatwave stopping players in their tracks will halt Shane Mcleod's fearsome team of Red Lions from becoming Olympic champions in 2020. Belgium hockey's 2024 grand slam prediction could even ring...

EuroHockey

EuroHockey classic for the ages: Belgium beat Germany in Antwerp epic

Rod Gilmour - 22 August 2019

Antwerp - Belgium 4 Germany 2 So, a handball in a major sporting semi-final went against Germany as Belgium memorably, brilliantly and ruthlessly reached their third EuroHockey final in four editions, played out in front of a raucous home crowd...

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