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Rupert Shipperley
Personal information
Full name	Rupert Scott Shipperley
Born	21 November 1992 (age 32); Cwmbran, Wales
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Hampstead & Westminster
Senior career
Years	Team
	Whitchurch
	Cardiff & Met
2014–2016	Surbiton
2016–present	Hampstead & Westminster
National team
Years	Team
2014–present	Wales & GB
	Last updated on: 28 October 2020

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Rupert Scott Shipperley (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Wales and Great Britain.^[1]

He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster.

He has also played for Surbiton and Cardiff & Met.

Before being selected for Tokyo 2020, he was a Geography teacher at King's College School, Wimbledon.

International career

Shipperley made his senior debut for Wales on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in Spain. He played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast^[2] and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[3] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.^[4]

References

^ GB Squads Selected For Opening 2020 FIH Pro League Matches
^ "Athlete Profile: Rupert Shipperley". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

External links

Rupert Shipperley at the International Hockey Federation
Rupert Shipperley at Olympics.com
Rupert Shipperley at Team GB
Rupert Shipperley at Olympedia
Rupert Shipperley at Commonwealth Games Wales
Rupert Shipperley at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
Rupert Shipperley at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

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[1] GB Squads Selected For Opening 2020 FIH Pro League Matches

[2] "Athlete Profile: Rupert Shipperley". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

[3] "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[4] "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

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 {{short description|Welsh field hockey player}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
 {{Infobox field hockey player
 | name           = Rupert Shipperley
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 | birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|21|df=y}}
 | birth_place    = [[Cwmbran]], [[Wales]]
+| height         = 1.78 m
 | position       = Midfielder / Forward
 | currentclub    = [[Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club|Hampstead & Westminster]]
-| years1         = {{0|0000}}–2014
+| years1         =
-| clubs1         = [[Cardiff & Met Hockey Club|Cardiff & Met]]
+| clubs1         = Whitchurch
-| years2         = 2014–2016
+| years2         =
-| clubs2         = [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
+| clubs2         = [[Cardiff & Met Hockey Club|Cardiff & Met]]
-| years3         = 2016–present
+| years3         = 2014–2016
-| clubs3         = [[Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club|Hampstead & Westminster]]
+| clubs3         = [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
+| years4         = 2016–present
+| clubs4         = [[Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club|Hampstead & Westminster]]
 | nationalyears1 = 2014–present
 | nationalteam1  = [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] & [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|GB]]
@@ Line 29: / Line 33: @@
 He has also played for [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]] and [[Cardiff & Met Hockey Club|Cardiff & Met]].
+Before being selected for [[Tokyo 2020]], he was a [[Geography]] teacher at [[King's College School, Wimbledon]].
 ==International career==
-Shipperley made his senior debut for [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] on 13 May 2014, in a 0-5 defeat to Spain in [[Spain]]. He played for [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] at [[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] in Gold Coast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6035498-rupert-shipperley.htm|title=Athlete Profile: Rupert Shipperley|accessdate=9 October 2019|year=2018|publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation}}</ref> and [[2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship]], where they finished 6th.
+Shipperley made his senior debut for [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in [[Spain]]. He played for [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] at [[Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]] in Gold Coast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6035498-rupert-shipperley.htm|title=Athlete Profile: Rupert Shipperley|accessdate=9 October 2019|year=2018|publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation}}</ref> and [[2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship]], where they finished 6th.
+He was selected to represent Great Britain at the [[Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2024 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web |title=GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/hockey/articles/ce99edrn13wo |website=bbc.com |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=9 August 2024 |date=18 June 2024}}</ref> The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to [[India men's national field hockey team|India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/articles/cy799nlnp8lo|title=GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=9 August 2024}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*{{FIH|5395}}
+* {{Sports links}}
+* {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|hockey/athlete-profile-n6035498-rupert-shipperley}}
+* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|60562}}
 {{Wales FH Squad 2019 EuroHockey}}
 {{Wales FH Squad 2021 EuroHockey}}
+{{Great Britain FH Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
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 [[Category:1992 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:People from Cwmbran]]
+[[Category:Sportspeople from Cwmbran]]
 [[Category:Welsh male field hockey players]]
 [[Category:British male field hockey players]]
 [[Category:Male field hockey forwards]]
 [[Category:Male field hockey midfielders]]
-[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
 [[Category:Surbiton Hockey Club players]]
 [[Category:Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players]]
 [[Category:Men's England Hockey League players]]
 [[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales]]
+[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games]]
+[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain]]
+[[Category:2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players]]
+[[Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen]]
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