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| full_name = Rupert Shipperley
| full_name = Rupert Scott Shipperley
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|21|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|11|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[]], [[Wales]]
| birth_place = [[Cwmbran]], [[Wales]]
| position = Midfielder
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Midfielder / Forward
| currentclub = [[Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club|Hampstead & Westminster]]
| currentclub = [[Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club|Hampstead & Westminster]]
| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2018
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Gwent Hockey Club
| clubs1 = Whitchurch
| years2 = 2018–2019
| years2 =
| clubs2 = [[Cardiff & Met Hockey Club|Cardiff & Met]]
| clubs2 = [[Cardiff & Met Hockey Club|Cardiff & Met]]
| years3 = 2019–present
| years3 = 2014–2016
| clubs3 = [[Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club|Hampstead & Westminster]]
| clubs3 = [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
| years4 = 2016–present
| nationalyears1 = 2014-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]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] & [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|GB]]
| nationalcaps1 = 70
| nationalcaps1 = 75
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalgoals1 = 13
| medaltemplates =
| medaltemplates =
| updated = 14 January 2020
| updated = 28 October 2020
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'''Rupert Shipperley''' (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder for [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] and [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]].<ref>http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=48788&itemTitle=GB+Squads+Selected+For+Opening+2020+FIH+Pro+League+Matches&section=1044</ref>
'''Rupert Scott Shipperley''' (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international [[field hockey]] player who plays as a midfielder or forward for [[Wales men's national field hockey team|Wales]] and [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]].<ref>[http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=48788&itemTitle=GB+Squads+Selected+For+Opening+2020+FIH+Pro+League+Matches&section=1044 GB Squads Selected For Opening 2020 FIH Pro League Matches]</ref>


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


He has also played for [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]] and [[Cardiff & Met Hockey Club|Cardiff & Met]].
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]].


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

==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.
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==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* {{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 2019 EuroHockey}}
{{Wales FH Squad 2021 EuroHockey}}
{{Great Britain FH Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}


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Latest revision as of 20:55, 1 January 2025

Rupert Shipperley
Personal information
Full name Rupert Scott Shipperley
Born (1992-11-21) 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 Caps Goals
2014–present Wales & GB 75 (13)
Last updated on: 28 October 2020

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

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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

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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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