Hywel Jones (field hockey)

Welsh field hockey player (born 1997)

Born (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 28)
Wales

Playing position Defender

Years Team

–2016 Team Bath

Hywel Jones

Personal information

Born

(1997-07-09) 9 July 1997 (age 28)
Wales

Playing position

Defender

Senior career

Years

Team

–2016

Team Bath

2016–2019

Birmingham Univ

2019–2022

Hampstead & Westminster

2022–2023

Harvestehuder THC

2024–2026

Hampstead & Westminster

National team

Years

Team

Caps

Goals

2018–

Wales

Medal record

Representing Wales

European Championship II
	2025 Lousada	Team

Hywel Jones (born 9 July 1997) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales. He competed for Wales at two Commonwealth Games.

Jones studied Business Management at University of Birmingham. While playing for the University of Birmingham Hockey Club, he made his Welsh debut in a test series against Spain in 2018^[1] and was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.^[2]

He joined Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League for the 2019–20 season.^[1]

Jones was selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,^[3]^[4] helping his nation to a sixth place finish during the men's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022.^[5]

After the Games he spent a year in the German leagues with Harvestehuder THC before returning to Hampstead & Westminster. He was part of the Welsh team at the 2023 World Cup, which was the first time in their history that Wales had appeared in the world Cup.^[6] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship.^[7]

In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.^[8]^[9]

References

1 2 "Hywel Jones". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Meet Team Wales heading to Australia's Gold Coast". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Hockey Wales 2022 Commonwealth Games squads". South West Sports News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Commonwealth Games: Hockey - Men results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Wales Men Win Euro Qualifiers To Secure Sport At 2023 Eurohockey Championships". Hockey Wales. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
↑ "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
↑ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

v t e Wales squad – 2018 Commonwealth Games – 9th place
1 Carson 2 Dinnie 3 Dolan-Gray 4 Draper 5 Fortnam (gk) 6 Francis 7 Furlong 8 Gooch 9 Gowman 10 Hawker co-(c) 11 Hutchinson 12 Jones 13 Kelly 14 Kettle (gk) 15 D. Kyriakides 16 J. Kyriakides 17 Prosser co-(c) 18 Shipperley Coach: Newcombe

v t e Wales squad – 2019 EuroHockey Championship – 6th place
1 Fortnam (gk) 2 Kyriakides 6 Draper 7 Naughalty 8 Prosser (C) 9 Shipperley (C) 10 R. Furlong 11 Carson 12 Kelly 13 Hutchinson 15 Bradshaw 18 G. Furlong 19 Dolan-Gray 21 Gooch 24 H. Jones 25 Francis 26 Hawker (C) 32 Tranter (gk) Coach: Z. Jones

v t e Wales squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 7th place
1 Fortnam (gk) 2 Kyriakides 4 Wall 6 Draper 7 Naughalty 8 Prosser (C) 9 Shipperley (C) 10 R. Furlong 11 Carson 12 Kelly 13 Hutchinson 15 Bradshaw 18 G. Furlong 19 Dolan-Gray 20 Morgan 24 Jones 25 Francis 26 Hawker (C) 32 Tranter (gk) 35 Newbold Coach: Newcombe

v t e Wales squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – 6th place
1 Reynolds-Cotterill (gk) 2 Roblin (gk) 3 Kyriakides 4 Wall 5 Dinnie 6 Draper 7 Naughalty 8 Prosser 9 Shipperley 11 Carson 12 Kelly 13 Hutchinson 15 Bradshaw 18 Furlong 19 Dolan-Gray 24 Jones 25 Francis 26 Hawker 31 Griffiths Coach: Newcombe

v t e Wales squad – 2023 World Cup – 11th place
3 Kyriakides 4 Wall 6 Draper 8 Prosser (C) 9 Shipperley (C) 10 R. Furlong 11 Carson 12 Kelly 15 Bradshaw 18 G. Furlong 23 Pritchard 24 Jones 25 Francis 26 Hawker (C) 31 Griffiths 33 Payne (gk) 35 Newbold 50 Reynolds-Cotterill (gk) Coach: Newcombe

v t e Wales squad – 2023 EuroHockey Championship – 8th place
1 Roblin (gk) 3 Kyriakides 6 Draper 9 Shipperley (C) 10 R. Furlong 12 Kelly 13 Hutchinson 15 Bradshaw 18 G. Furlong 19 Dolan-Gray 20 Morgan 23 Pritchard 24 Jones 25 Francis 26 Hawker (C) 31 Griffiths 35 Newbold 50 Reynolds-Cotterill (gk) Coach: Newcombe

v t e Wales squad – 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship II – Gold medal
3 Kyriakides 5 Dinnie 6 Draper 7 Griffiths 9 Shipperley (co-C) 13 Hutchinson 14 Sutton 15 Bradshaw 17 Newbold 18 G. Furlong 20 J. Morgan 23 Pritchard 24 Jones 25 Francis (co-C) 33 Payne (gk) 44 N. Morgan 50 Reynolds-Cotterill (gk) 61 Bennett Coach: Newcombe

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