Sarah Robertson and Amy Costello named in GB women Champions Trophy squad

Scotland internationalists Sarah Robertson and Amy Costello have been selected to play for Great Britain women at the upcoming FIH Women’s Champions Trophy in China.

The news means all seven female Scottish players on GB programmes have been selected for upcoming matches in either the Elite Development Programme (EDP) or the full GB team.

GB will take on Argentina, Australia, China, Japan and the Netherlands as the tournament brings together the reigning World Cup, World League, Olympic, Champions Trophy, Asian and Oceania champions who will battle it out in Changzhou.

Scottish Hockey’s Head of Performance Andy Tennant said, “I’m absolutely delighted that Sarah and Amy will compete for GB women at the upcoming Champions Trophy. This is a tremendous achievement and a great opportunity to play for GB in an excellent international tournament.

“It’s fantastic news for women’s hockey in Scotland that we have seven players selected for GB squads, playing such important tournaments. Once again I’d like to commend the great dedication and hard work of our athletes and of all the coaches who have worked with them over the years.”

David Ralph will lead the squad in China while the recruitment process for a new head coach continues: He said: “We are really excited to be competing in the FIH Champions Trophy, it is always a tough and enjoyable tournament with the format giving us the opportunity to play against some excellent opposition.

“This is our first tournament outing as Great Britain in two years, and it provides us with an excellent opportunity to demonstrate our abilities and continue our growth towards competing in the FIH Pro League in 2019. “

The FIH Champions Trophy marks the beginning of an important phase of international hockey, with the FIH Pro League beginning in January 2019 and Olympic qualification also to be decided within the next 12 months.

 

Fixtures:

Sat 17 Nov – China v GB 6am

Sun 18 Nov – Australia v GB 6am

Tue 20 Nov – Japan v GB 10am

Thu 22 Nov – Netherlands v GB 10am

Sat 24 Nov – Argentina v GB 10am

 

Great Britain squad:

 

Giselle Ansley (Surbiton)*

Grace Balsdon (Canterbury)*

Sophie Bray (East Grinstead)*

Amy Costello (Uni of Birmingham)**

Sarah Evans (Surbiton)*

Sabbie Heesh (GK) (Surbiton)*

Tess Howard (Durham University)*

Sarah Jones (Holcombe)***

Hannah Martin (Surbiton)*

Lily Owsley (Uni of Birmingham)*

Hollie Pearne-Webb (C) (Surbiton)*

Suzy Petty (Wimbledon)*

Sarah Robertson (Hampstead & Westminster)**

Erica Sanders (Surbiton)*

Amy Tennant (GK) (Reading)*

Anna Toman (Wimbledon)*

Susannah Townsend (Club an der Alster)*

Laura Unsworth (East Grinstead)*

 

* denotes English athlete

** denotes Scottish athlete

*** denotes Welsh athlete

Further info

For further information about international hockey in Scotland visit: https://www.scottish-hockey.org.uk/international-performance/

 

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