Scotland men to face Wales in Cardiff this weekend

Scotland men will be back in action this weekend after a long lay-off due to the Covid-19 pandemic when they take on Wales at the Sport Wales Institute, Cardiff.

The games will be played on Saturday at 14:00 and Sunday at 11:00, and come after elite dispensation was granted to our national squads to prepare for European competition this summer.

Scotland men are due to play at Men’s EuroHockey Championship II on 15-21 August in Gniezno, Poland, where they will face Austria, Switzerland and Ukraine in Pool B. Ireland, Italy, Croatia and Poland will also feature at the tournament.

The Blue Sticks will be battling for promotion back to the top tier of European hockey at the tournament in August. The Scots won EuroHockey Championship II back in 2017 in front of a full house in Glasgow, before goal difference saw them relegated from the EuroHockey Championships in 2019.

Wales, ranked 18 in the world, will provide excellent competition this weekend as the Scots bring some new faces into a largely home-based squad for these test matches.

Head Coach Derek Forsyth said, “These games are an opportunity to look at new players with several players winning their first or second cap. We’re at the very beginning of our programme, building towards the Euros and other tournaments this year, so with ten players missing at the moment we’re looking forward to seeing how the new players cope at international level against a good Wales team preparing for the Euros. It’s a great opportunity for them.

“We’re in a transition period right now and these games are all about giving players an opportunity to show what they can do as we get back playing again after such a long layoff.”

Scotland squad to play Wales

Sam Lloyd (GK) (East Grinstead)

Rory McCallum (GK) (Teddington)

Gordon Amour (Clydesdale)

Andy Bull (Old Georgians)

Murray Collins (Teddington)

Robbie Croll (Edinburgh University)

Rob Field (Holcombe)

Hamish Galt (Western Wildcats)

Jamie Golden (Surbiton)

Ed Greaves (Teddington)

Rob Harwood (Western Wildcats)

Hamish Imrie (Royal Antwerp)

Lee Morton (Old Georgians)

Andy McConnell (Western Wildcats)

Joe McConnell (Teddington)

Duncan Riddell (Grange)

Robbie Shepherdson (Grange)

Kyle White (Teddington)

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