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==International career==
==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.


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Revision as of 00:07, 9 January 2022

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

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.

References

  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.