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{{Short description|National sport team}}
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{{Infobox national korfball team
{{Infobox national korfball team
| Name =Wales
| Name =Wales
| Logo=
| Logo=Wales Korfball Pel Korf Cymru.jpg
| Association=Welsh Korfball Association (WKA)
| Association=Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru
| IKF membership={{Start date and age|df=yes|2007}}
| IKF membership={{Start date and age|df=yes|2007}}
| IKF code=WAL {{flagicon|WAL}}
| IKF code=WAL {{flagicon|WAL}}
| IKF rank= 17 (Nov. 2013)
| IKF rank= 30 (Jan. 2023)
| World championships apps=1
| World championships apps=1
| World championships first=2011
| World championships first=2011
| World championships best=15th, 2011
| World championships best=15th
| World games apps=
| World games apps=
| World games first=
| World games first=
| World games best=
| World games best=
| European championships apps=1
| European championships apps=4
| European championships first=2010
| European championships first=2010
| European championships best=11th place, 2010
| European championships best=11th place
| Continental name=[[Korfball European Bowl|European Bowl]]
| Continental name=Celtic Tri-Nations
| Continental championships apps=3
| Continental championships apps=3
| Continental championships first=2007
| Continental championships first=2021
| Continental championships best=West div. Champions, 2007 & 2009
| Continental championships best=1st
|website=http://www.welshkorfball.org/
|website=http://www.welshkorfball.org/
}}
}}


The '''Wales National Korfball Team''' often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association (Cymdeithas Bêl-Korf Cymru), and represents [[Wales]] in international [[korfball]] competition.
The '''Wales National Korfball Team''' often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru, and represents [[Wales]] in international [[korfball]] competition.
The Welsh Korfball Squad entered its first IKF ranking competition in 2007, after the [[Great Britain national korfball team]] was disbanded to produce three teams: England, Wales and Scotland. Wales is a fully recognised member of the [[International Korfball Federation]] and is currently ranked 17th in the world.
The Welsh Korfball Squad entered its first IKF ranking competition in 2007, after the [[Great Britain national korfball team]] was disbanded to produce three teams: England, Wales and Scotland. Wales is a fully recognised member of the [[International Korfball Federation]] and is currently ranked 18th in the world.


They played the World Championships for the first and only time in 2011, after the withdrawal of Hungary.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15466377| title=Wales Make Korfball World Championship Debut in China| publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]| date=27 October 2011}}</ref> In 2006 they reached the 3rd place in the Korfball Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/sport/pages/korfball_commonwealth2006.shtml| title=Korfball Commonwealth Games | publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]| date=24 August 2006}}</ref>
They played the World Championships for the first and only time in 2011, after the withdrawal of Hungary.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15466377| title=Wales Make Korfball World Championship Debut in China| publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]| date=27 October 2011}}</ref> In 2006 they reached the 3rd place in the Korfball Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/sport/pages/korfball_commonwealth2006.shtml| title=Korfball Commonwealth Games | publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]]| date=24 August 2006}}</ref>


==Tournament results==
==Tournament results==
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|2011
|2011
|[[2011 Korfball World Championship|9th World Championship]]
|[[2011 Korfball World Championship|9th World Championship]]
|[[Shaoxing]] (China)
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Shaoxing]], [[China]]
|align="center" |15th place
|align="center" |15th place
|}
|}
* <small>Before 2011 they played as [[Great Britain national korfball team]].</small>
* <small>See also [[Great Britain national korfball team]].</small>


{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
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|2010
|2010
|[[2010 European Korfball Championship|4th European Championships]]
|[[2010 European Korfball Championship|4th European Championships]]
|[[The Netherlands]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands]]
|align="center" |11th place
|align="center" |11th place
|- align=center
|- align=center
|2014
|2014
|[[2014 European Korfball Championship|5th European Championships]]
|[[2014 European Korfball Championship|5th European Championships]]
|[[Portugal]]
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Portugal]]
|align="center" |TBC
|align="center" |16th place
|- align=center
|2018
|[[2018 European Korfball Championship|7th European Championships]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands]]
|align="center" |12th place
|- align=center
|2021
|[[2021 IKF European Korfball B-Championship|8th European Championships (B-Division)]]
|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poland]]
|align="center" |8th place
|}
|}
* <small>Before 2010 they played as [[Great Britain national korfball team]].</small>
* <small>See also [[Great Britain national korfball team]].</small>


{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
|- align=center style="background:#ccddee;"
|- align=center style="background:#B0C4DE;"
|colspan=4 |'''Celtic Tri-Nations'''
|- align=center bgcolor="#dddddd"
|width=50|'''Year'''
|width=200|'''Championship'''
|width=180|'''Host'''
|width=100|'''Classification'''
|- align=center
|2021
|Celtic Tri-Nations
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Gloucester, England
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" |[[Image:Med 3.png]] 3rd place
|- align=center
|2022
|Celtic Tri-Nations
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Edinburgh, Scotland
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" |[[Image:Med 3.png]] 3rd place
|- align=center
|2023
|Celtic Tri-Nations
|{{flagicon|WAL}} Cardiff, Wales
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" |[[Image:Med 1.png]] 1st place
|}

{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
|- align=center style="background:#B0C4DE;"
|colspan=4 |'''[[Korfball European Bowl|European Bowl]]'''
|colspan=4 |'''[[Korfball European Bowl|European Bowl]]'''
|- align=center bgcolor="#dddddd"
|- align=center bgcolor="#dddddd"
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|2007
|2007
|[[2007 Korfball European Bowl|2nd European Bowl]]
|[[2007 Korfball European Bowl|2nd European Bowl]]
|[[Luxembourg]]
|{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourg]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" |[[Image:Med 1.png]] Champions (West)
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" |[[Image:Med 1.png]] Champions (West)
|- align=center
|- align=center
|2009
|2009
|[[2009 Korfball European Bowl|3rd European Bowl]]
|[[2009 Korfball European Bowl|3rd European Bowl]]
|[[Luxembourg]]
|{{flagicon|LUX}} [[Luxembourg]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | [[Image:Med 1.png]] Champions (West)
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | [[Image:Med 1.png]] Champions (West)
|- align=center
|- align=center
|2013
|2013
|[[2013 Korfball European Bowl|4th European Bowl]]
|[[2013 Korfball European Bowl|4th European Bowl]]
|[[Netherlands]]
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Netherlands]]
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | [[Image:Med 2.png]] 2nd place (East)
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | [[Image:Med 2.png]] 2nd place (East)
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90%
|- align=center style="background:#ccddee;"
|- align=center style="background:#B0C4DE;"
|colspan=4 |'''Commonwealth Championship'''
|colspan=4 |'''Commonwealth Championship'''
|- align=center bgcolor="#dddddd"
|- align=center bgcolor="#dddddd"
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|- align=center
|- align=center
|2006
|2006
|1st Korfball Commonwealth Championship
|[[Commonwealth Korfball Championships|1st Korfball Commonwealth Championship]]
|London (England)
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[London]], [[England]]
|bgcolor="#CC9966" align="center" |[[Image:Med 3.png]] 3rd place
| align="center" bgcolor="#cc9966" |[[Image:Med 3.png]] 3rd place
|}

==Current squad==
''Caps and goals updated as of November 2013.''
* ''Coach'': Graham Box
* ''Assistant Coach'': John Williams
* ''Team Manager'': Catherine Davies

{{nat fs g start}}
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{{nat fs g player|no=2|pos=|name=Carla Bennett|age={{Birth date and age|1979|8|15|df=y}}|caps=18|goals=25|club=Norwich Knights|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=3|pos=|name=Bethan Phillips|age={{Birth date and age|1989|9|2|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=4|pos=|name=Catherine Davies|age={{Birth date and age|1985|2|25|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Cardiff Dragons|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=5|pos=|name=Julie Prosser|age={{Birth date and age|1983|1|7|df=y}}|caps=10|goals=4|club=Cardiff City|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=6|pos=|name=Ruth Campbell|age={{Birth date and age|1983|9|14|df=y}}|caps=23|goals=17|club=Bristol Thunder|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=7|pos=|name=Hannah Ager|age={{Birth date and age|1985|3|17|df=y}}|caps=9|goals=3|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=8|pos=|name=Jonquil Nash|age={{Birth date and age|1988|10|14|df=y}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=Cardiff Raptors|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=9|pos=|name=James Wilcox|age={{Birth date and age|1993|6|8|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=5|club=Cardiff University|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=10|pos=|name=Ramzi Barbir|age={{Birth date and age|1981|1|21|df=y}}|caps=21|goals=44|club=Bristol Thunder|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=11|pos=|name=John Williams|age={{Birth date and age|1975|6|21|df=y}}|caps=26|goals=36|club=Nomads|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=12|pos=|name=Kevin Jones|age={{Birth date and age|1983|10|12|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=25|club=Manchester Warriors|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=13|pos=|name=Richard Snowcroft|age={{Birth date and age|1984|12|11|df=y}}|caps=5|goals=3|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=14|pos=|name=Nick Wilkins|age={{Birth date and age|1981|8|11|df=y}}|caps=20|goals=58|club=Birmingham City|clubnat=}}
{{nat fs g player|no=15|pos=|name=Luke James|age={{Birth date and age|1995|8|27|df=y}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=Croydon|clubnat=}}
|}
|}


==Squad==
The Welsh Korfball Squad is selected by the coaching staff as appointed by the WKA.


===Current squad===
{|
{|
|width="400" style="margin: 0 0 0 0" valig=top|<div style="width: 100%; border: 0" class="NavFrame collapsed">
|width="400" style="margin: 0 0 0 0" valig=top|
Wales International Squad
<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; font-size:100%; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:dotted 1px #AAA; padding-right:5em" class="NavHead" align="left">National team in the [[2013 Korfball European Bowl|2013 European Bowl East]]</div><div style="border: 0; text-align: justify" class="NavContent">
{|
{|
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|
* Kiera Wilcox (Cardiff City {{flagicon|WAL}})
* Laura Pacey
* Bethan Phillips (Birmingham City {{flagicon|ENG}})
* Zoe Rose
* Niki Morgan (Cardiff City {{flagicon|WAL}})
* Carla Bennett
* Yasmin Williams (Nomads {{flagicon|ENG}})
* Bethan Phillips
* Keira Washtell (Cardiff City {{flagicon|WAL}})
* Catherine Davies
* Niamh Sully (Bristol Thunder {{flagicon|ENG}})
* Julie Prosser
* Lizzie Coster (Highbury {{flagicon|ENG}})
* Ruth Campbell
* Cheya Tyson
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|
* Leo Comerford (Bristol Thunder {{flagicon|ENG}})
* James Wilcox
* Jordan Evans (Cardiff Raptors {{flagicon|WAL}})
* Ramzi Barbir
* James Wilcox (Cardiff City {{flagicon|WAL}})
* John Williams
* Kris Banham (Cardiff City {{flagicon|WAL}})
* Simon Waide
* Siôn Edwards (Highbury {{flagicon|ENG}})
* Kevin Jones
* Nick Wilkins (Tornadoes {{flagicon|ENG}})
* Richard Scowcroft
* James Newitt (Cardiff City {{flagicon|WAL}})
* Tom Robinson
|}
* Dave Buckland
* ''Coach'': Ross Carr-Taylor {{flagicon|ENG}}
|}
* ''Coach'': Leon Simons
* ''Coach'': Ruth Barbir {{flagicon|WAL}}
* ''Assistant Coach'': John Williams
* ''Team Manager'': Richard Snowcroft
</div></div>
|}


{|
|width="400" style="margin: 0 0 0 0" valig=top|<div style="width: 100%; border: 0" class="NavFrame collapsed">
<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; font-size:100%; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:dotted 1px #AAA; padding-right:5em" class="NavHead" align="left">National team in the [[2011 Korfball World Championship|2011 World Championship]]</div><div style="border: 0; text-align: justify" class="NavContent">
{|
|valign="top"|
* Jonquil Nash
* Ruth Campbell
* Carla Bennett
* Zoe Gabica
* Karen James
* Hannah Evans
* Julie Prosser
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
* John Williams
* Nick Wilkins
* Kevin Jones
* Ramzi Barbir
* Jack McNamara
* Richard Scowcroft
* William Hayward
|}
* ''Coach'': Dankmar Caderius van Veen
* ''Team Manager'': Ramzi Barbir
</div></div>
|}
|}


==Most capped players==
{|
Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.
|width="400" style="margin: 0 0 0 0" valig=top|<div style="width: 100%; border: 0" class="NavFrame collapsed">
<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; font-size:100%; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:dotted 1px #AAA; padding-right:5em" class="NavHead" align="left">National team in the [[2010 European Korfball Championship|2010 European Championships]]</div><div style="border: 0; text-align: justify" class="NavContent">
{|
|valign="top"|
* Hannah Ager
* Ruth Campbell
* Tonya Richards-Clarke
* Carla Bennett
* Zoe Gabica
* Karen James
* Hannah Evans
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
* Dave Buckland
* John Williams
* Nick Wilkins
* Kevin Jones
* Ramzi Barbir
* Jack McNamara
|}
* ''Coach'': Dave Buckland
* ''Team Managers'': Ramzi Barbir / Heather Lymburn
</div></div>
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{|
|-
|width="400" style="margin: 0 0 0 0" valig=top|<div style="width: 100%; border: 0" class="NavFrame collapsed">
! width="50" |#
<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; font-size:100%; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:dotted 1px #AAA; padding-right:5em" class="NavHead" align="left">National team in the [[2009 Korfball European Bowl|2009 European Bowl West]]</div><div style="border: 0; text-align: justify" class="NavContent">
! style="width:150px;"|Name
{|
! style="width:100px;"|Career
|valign="top"|
! width="50" |Caps
* Hannah Ager
! width="50" |Goals
* Ruth Campbell
! width="50" |Position
* Tonya Richards-Clarke
|-
* Susan Belfourd
|1
* Julie Prosser
|align="left"|Nick Wilkins
* Sally Adlen
|2005-2023
* Zoe Gabica
|81
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|137
|valign="top"|
|{{steady}}
* Ramzi Barbir
|-
* Dave Buckland
|2
* Nick Wilkins
|align="left"|Ruth Barbir
* John Williams
|2007-2022
* Chris Gubby
|61
* Kevin Jones
|}
|81
|{{steady}}
* ''Coach'': Dave Buckland
|-
</div></div>
|3
|align="left"|John Williams
|2006-2018
|57
|64
|{{steady}}
|-
|4
|align="left"|James Wilcox
|2013-2023
|56
|127
|{{steady}}
|-
|5
|align="left"|Bethan Phillips
|2013–2023
|53
|51
|{{steady}}
|-
|6
|align="left"|Ramzi Barbir
|2005-2018
|50
|93
|{{steady}}
|-
|7
|align="left"|Zoe Rose
|2006-2016
|49
|17
|{{steady}}
|-
|8
|align="left"|Carla Bennett
|2010-2021
|48
|54
|{{steady}}
|-
|9
|align="left"|Kevin Jones
|2005-2022
|45
|62
|{{steady}}
|-
|10
|align="left"|Leo Comerford
|2015-2023
|37
|52
|{{increase}}1
|-
|11
|align="left"|Dave Buckland
|2005-2013
|36
|66
|{{decrease}}1
|-
|12
|align="left"|Susan Jones
|2005-2010
|29
|13
|{{steady}}
|-
|13
|align="left"|Rick Scowcroft
|2011-2017
|26
|14
|{{steady}}
|-
|14
|align="left"|Jo Knott
|2011-2018
|25
|5
|{{steady}}
|-
|15
|align="left"|Hannah Ager
|2008-2014
|24
|9
|{{steady}}
|-
|}
|}

{|
|width="400" style="margin: 0 0 0 0" valig=top|<div style="width: 100%; border: 0" class="NavFrame collapsed">
<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; font-size:100%; font-weight:normal; border-bottom:dotted 1px #AAA; padding-right:5em" class="NavHead" align="left">National team in the [[2007 Korfball European Bowl|2007 European Bowl West]]</div><div style="border: 0; text-align: justify" class="NavContent">
{|
|valign="top"|
* Susan Belfourd
* Zoe Gabica
* Kim Jones
* Tammy Kentfield
* Rebecca Lewis
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
* Ramzi Barbir
* Dave Buckland
* Ceri Jones
* Steve Jones
* Lee O'Sullivan
* Nick Wilkins
* John Williams
|}
* ''Coach'': Steve Jones
</div></div>
|}

==History==
Since 2002 the Welsh Korfball Association has existed to develop and promote the sport of Korfball in Wales. The WKS competed at non-IKF affiliated events before they made their debut at an IKF Ranking Tournament in 2007. Wales was officially recognised on the IKF World Rankings in 2007, entering a 51 strong list of nations at 24.

'''2005'''<br />
Wales competed alongside England, Ireland, Scotland, and Great British Students, at the Home Nations Championship. They lost to GB Students and England but won against Scotland and Ireland putting them in third place.

'''2006'''<br />
A Four Nations Tournament took place in Luxembourg between Wales, Scotland, Greece, and the hosts Luxembourg. Wales won two of the three matches, suffering a narrow 12–13 defeat to Scotland. Wales later participated in the first Korfball Commonwealth Championship (London) with England, Scotland, Australia and South Africa. Additional matches were played against Ireland and North America (United States & Canada) during the tournament. Wales were beaten 6–30 by England and 9–11 by South Africa. They held Australia to a draw and won by a single goal against Scotland. They were placed third above Australia on goal difference. In the other matches they lost to Ireland and defeated North America, placing them fourth when including the two guest nations.

'''2007'''<br />
In 2007, Wales participated in their first official IKF ranking event: the European Bowl West. Wales won every match against the other participants (France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Scotland, and Sweden) to be crowned champions. Later that year Wales played friendlies against Sweden and Germany in preparation for the European Bowl final. The winners of the European Bowl East, Slovakia, defeated Wales at the final.

'''2008'''<br />
The WKS attended the Stadskanal International Tournament and played matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg. They were able to take revenge on Slovakia, for the defeat the previous year at the European Bowl Final, with a 14–12 victory. They also beat Luxembourg 12–10.

'''2009'''<br />
Two years later, Wales returned to the European Bowl West with Dave Buckland at the helm and were once again crowned champions after winning every game; in the process they qualified for the European Championships in 2010. Wales competed against France, Ireland, Luxembourg, Scotland, and Sweden; it was the same six participants as the 2007 European Bowl West.

'''2010'''<br />
In the opening matches of the European Championships Wales suffered some of their worst defeats, one at the hands of the Czech Republic and another to Portugal. However, they managed to secure 11th place, just outside of the top ten which qualified for the World Championship. Following the tournament Wales rose to 18th in the IKF World Rankings.

'''2011'''<br />
After the withdrawal of Hungary, Wales was invited to the World Championship in China; another major tournament debut for Wales. Dankmar Caderius Van Veen was appointed Head Coach after the departure of Dave Buckland who moved on to coach the [[England national korfball team]]. The schedule saw Wales opening the competition in a thrilling encounter with hosts China, ending 13–17 in favour of the Chinese. Wales went on to lose all of their games except the last match against South Africa. The game was decided in the last minutes with Wales emerging victorious by the slimmest of margins. After this performance on the world scene, Wales rose another place, to 17th, in the IKF World Rankings.

'''2013'''<br />
In 2013, Wales participated for the third time at the European Bowl, this time in the Eastern division, aiming to qualify for the 2014 European Championships, Portugal. Wales' new coach was Dutch international cap record holder, Leon Simons. The 16 strong squad selected for this tournament was the largest Wales squad ever taken to a competition and also the squad containing the most uncapped players prior to the competition. Wales secured their place in Portugal after a golden goal victory over Ireland. Wales lost the final to Turkey after sidelining their usual starting 8 in favour of squad development.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.welshkorfball.org/index.php?page=4&nid=142| title=Wales Qualify for EC2014| publisher=[[Welsh Korfball Association]]| date=25 October 2013}}</ref>

'''2014'''<br />
The WKA appointed Graham Box, an ex-Great Britain player (1979–85), who also went on the coach the Great Britain team to 5th at the 2002 European Championships. Box is the first English coach of the Welsh Korfball Squad and selected his training squad for the European Championships at the Welsh Open Tournament on 22 February 2014. The tournament featured a record number of trialists; a 12% increase on the number that trialed before the World Championships, in 2011.


==Top goalscorers==
==Top goalscorers==
Only caps and goals scored in IKF ranking matches are recorded, non-IKF and friendly international games are not included. Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
!width=50px|#
! width="50" |#
! style="width:150px;"|Name
! style="width:150px;"|Name
! style="width:100px;"|Career
! style="width:100px;"|Career
!width=50px|Goals
! width="50" |Goals
!width=50px|Caps
! width="50" |Caps
!width=50px|Position
! width="50" |Position
! style="width:110px;"|Average
! style="width:110px;"|Average
|-
|-
|1
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|Nick Wilkins
|style="text-align:left;"|Nick Wilkins
|2005-2023
|2007–2014
|58
|137
|20
|81
|{{steady}}
|
|2.9
|1.69
|-
|-
|2
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|Ramzi Barbir
|style="text-align:left;"|James Wilcox
|2013-2023
|2007–2014
|44
|127
|21
|56
|{{steady}}
|
|2,095
|2.27
|-
|-
|3
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|John Williams
|style="text-align:left;"|Ramzi Barbir
|2005-2018
|2007–2014
|36
|93
|26
|50
|{{steady}}
|
|1,385
|1.86
|-
|-
|4
|4
|style="text-align:left;"|Ruth Barbir
|2007-2022
|81
|61
|{{steady}}
|1.33
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Dave Buckland
|style="text-align:left;"|Dave Buckland
|2005-2013
|2007–2013
|33
|66
|18
|36
|{{steady}}
|
|1.83
|1.83
|-
|5
|style="text-align:left;"|Carla Bennett
|2010–2014
|25
|18
|
|1.38
|-
|-
|6
|6
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Jones
|style="text-align:left;"|John Williams
|2006-2018
|2009–2014
|25
|64
|20
|57
|{{steady}}
|
|1.25
|1.12
|-
|-
|7
|7
|style="text-align:left;"|Ruth Campbell
|style="text-align:left;"|Kevin Jones
|2005-2022
|2009–2014
|17
|62
|23
|45
|{{steady}}
|
|1.38
|0,739
|-
|-
|8
|8
|style="text-align:left;"|Steve Jones
|style="text-align:left;"|Carla Bennett
|2010-2021
|2007
|16
|54
|6
|48
|{{steady}}
|
|2.67
|1.13
|-
|-
|9
|9
|style="text-align:left;"|Tonya Richards
|style="text-align:left;"|Leo Comerford
|2015-2023
|2009–2010
|12
|52
|12
|37
|{{steady}}
|
|1
|1.41
|-
|-
|10
|10
|style="text-align:left;"|Bethan Phillips
|2013-2023
|51
|53
|{{steady}}
|0.96
|-
|11
|style="text-align:left;"|Kiera Wilcox
|2019-2023
|34
|20
|{{increase}}1
|1.70
|-
|12
|style="text-align:left;"|Steve Jones
|2005-2007
|25
|10
|{{decrease}}1
|2.50
|-
|13
|style="text-align:left;"|Helen Davies
|2016-2022
|21
|20
|{{steady}}
|1.05
|-
|14
|style="text-align:left;"|Ceri Jones
|2005-2010
|19
|20
|{{steady}}
|0.95
|-
|15
|style="text-align:left;"|Zoe Rose
|style="text-align:left;"|Zoe Rose
|2006-2016
|2007–2013
|9
|17
|26
|49
|{{steady}}
|
|0,346
|0.35
|}
|}

==Records==

'''Most Goals in a Single Game''' – Nick Wilkins during Scotland vs Wales at the 2010 European Championships; Wales won the game 15–18 with Wilkins scoring 8 goals.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/matches/scotland-wales-951]

'''Most Capped Players''' – John Williams and Zoe Rose have both earned 26 caps for Wales from 2007–2013. Williams and Rose have competed in every IKF Ranking Tournament that Wales has featured in.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/players/zoe-rose-2206][http://www.worldkorfball.org/players/john-williams-1452]

'''Most Consecutive Appearances''' – Zoe Rose had appeared in 23 games in a row for Wales from 2009 to 2013. Her run was broken when she missed the European Bowl final 2013.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/players/zoe-rose-2206]

'''Youngest Player''' – 17-year-old Cheya Tyson is the youngest person to play for Wales senior team, making her debut against Turkey at the 2013 European Final.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/players/cheya-tyson-2740]

'''Oldest Player''' – Dave Buckland is the oldest player to appear for Wales, aged 45 during the 2013 European Bowl Final.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/players/dave-buckland-1447]

'''Top Goalscorer''' – Nick Wilkins has scored 58 goals in 20 IKF matches for Wales.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/players/nick-wilkins-1450]

'''Heaviest Defeat''' – Wales has lost by 25 goals twice, and both times to the Czech Republic, 32–7 at the European Championships (Netherlands) in 2010 [http://www.worldkorfball.org/matches/czech-republic-vs-wales-926] and 29–4 at the World Championship (China) in 2011.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/matches/czech-republic-wales-1129]

'''Largest victory''' – Wales beat Scotland 18–5 at the European Bowl (Luxembourg) in 2009.[http://www.worldkorfball.org/matches/scotland-wales-825]

'''Rival Nations''' – Wales have played rival Celtic nations Ireland and Scotland, five times each. Wales have won every encounter with Scotland and four of the five against Ireland.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Great Britain national korfball team]]
*[[Korfball in Wales]]
*[[Korfball in Wales]]
*[[Wales u21 national korfball team]]
*[[IKF World Korfball Ranking]]


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.welshkorfball.org/ Welsh Korfball Association]
* [http://www.welshkorfball.org Welsh Korfball Association]
* [http://www.ikf.org International Korfball Federation]


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Wales
AssociationWelsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru
IKF membership2007; 17 years ago (2007)
IKF codeWAL Wales
IKF rank30 (Jan. 2023)
World Championships
Appearances1
First appearance2011
Best result15th
European Championships
Appearances4
First appearance2010
Best result11th place
Celtic Tri-Nations
Appearances3
First appearance2021
Best result1st
http://www.welshkorfball.org/

The Wales National Korfball Team often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru, and represents Wales in international korfball competition. The Welsh Korfball Squad entered its first IKF ranking competition in 2007, after the Great Britain national korfball team was disbanded to produce three teams: England, Wales and Scotland. Wales is a fully recognised member of the International Korfball Federation and is currently ranked 18th in the world.

They played the World Championships for the first and only time in 2011, after the withdrawal of Hungary.[1] In 2006 they reached the 3rd place in the Korfball Commonwealth Games.[2]

Tournament results

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World Championships[3]
Year Championship Host Classification
2011 9th World Championship China Shaoxing, China 15th place
World Games
Year Championship Host Classification
European Championships[4]
Year Championship Host Classification
2010 4th European Championships Netherlands Netherlands 11th place
2014 5th European Championships Portugal Portugal 16th place
2018 7th European Championships Netherlands Netherlands 12th place
2021 8th European Championships (B-Division) Poland Poland 8th place
Celtic Tri-Nations
Year Championship Host Classification
2021 Celtic Tri-Nations England Gloucester, England 3rd place
2022 Celtic Tri-Nations Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland 3rd place
2023 Celtic Tri-Nations Wales Cardiff, Wales 1st place
European Bowl
Year Championship Host Classification
2007 2nd European Bowl Luxembourg Luxembourg Champions (West)
2009 3rd European Bowl Luxembourg Luxembourg Champions (West)
2013 4th European Bowl Netherlands Netherlands 2nd place (East)
Commonwealth Championship
Year Championship Host Classification
2006 1st Korfball Commonwealth Championship England London, England 3rd place

Squad

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The Welsh Korfball Squad is selected by the coaching staff as appointed by the WKA.

Current squad

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Wales International Squad

  • Kiera Wilcox (Cardiff City Wales)
  • Bethan Phillips (Birmingham City England)
  • Niki Morgan (Cardiff City Wales)
  • Yasmin Williams (Nomads England)
  • Keira Washtell (Cardiff City Wales)
  • Niamh Sully (Bristol Thunder England)
  • Lizzie Coster (Highbury England)
  
  • Leo Comerford (Bristol Thunder England)
  • Jordan Evans (Cardiff Raptors Wales)
  • James Wilcox (Cardiff City Wales)
  • Kris Banham (Cardiff City Wales)
  • Siôn Edwards (Highbury England)
  • Nick Wilkins (Tornadoes England)
  • James Newitt (Cardiff City Wales)
  • Coach: Ross Carr-Taylor England
  • Coach: Ruth Barbir Wales

Most capped players

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Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

# Name Career Caps Goals Position
1 Nick Wilkins 2005-2023 81 137 Steady
2 Ruth Barbir 2007-2022 61 81 Steady
3 John Williams 2006-2018 57 64 Steady
4 James Wilcox 2013-2023 56 127 Steady
5 Bethan Phillips 2013–2023 53 51 Steady
6 Ramzi Barbir 2005-2018 50 93 Steady
7 Zoe Rose 2006-2016 49 17 Steady
8 Carla Bennett 2010-2021 48 54 Steady
9 Kevin Jones 2005-2022 45 62 Steady
10 Leo Comerford 2015-2023 37 52 Increase1
11 Dave Buckland 2005-2013 36 66 Decrease1
12 Susan Jones 2005-2010 29 13 Steady
13 Rick Scowcroft 2011-2017 26 14 Steady
14 Jo Knott 2011-2018 25 5 Steady
15 Hannah Ager 2008-2014 24 9 Steady

Top goalscorers

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Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.

# Name Career Goals Caps Position Average
1 Nick Wilkins 2005-2023 137 81 Steady 1.69
2 James Wilcox 2013-2023 127 56 Steady 2.27
3 Ramzi Barbir 2005-2018 93 50 Steady 1.86
4 Ruth Barbir 2007-2022 81 61 Steady 1.33
5 Dave Buckland 2005-2013 66 36 Steady 1.83
6 John Williams 2006-2018 64 57 Steady 1.12
7 Kevin Jones 2005-2022 62 45 Steady 1.38
8 Carla Bennett 2010-2021 54 48 Steady 1.13
9 Leo Comerford 2015-2023 52 37 Steady 1.41
10 Bethan Phillips 2013-2023 51 53 Steady 0.96
11 Kiera Wilcox 2019-2023 34 20 Increase1 1.70
12 Steve Jones 2005-2007 25 10 Decrease1 2.50
13 Helen Davies 2016-2022 21 20 Steady 1.05
14 Ceri Jones 2005-2010 19 20 Steady 0.95
15 Zoe Rose 2006-2016 17 49 Steady 0.35

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Wales Make Korfball World Championship Debut in China". BBC. 27 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Korfball Commonwealth Games". BBC. 24 August 2006.
  3. ^ "The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship" (PDF). IKF.
  4. ^ "The history of the IKF European Championship" (PDF). IKF.
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