- England National Teams
Hinch, Roper, Toman and Sanford Back For England
England see the return of four Olympians for this weekend’s FIH Hockey Pro League home games against South Africa men and Spain women.
England's women welcome back double Olympic medal-winning goalkeeper Maddie Hinch, as well as Tokyo bronze medallist Anna Toman. The men include Phil Roper and Liam Sanford; who both played in Tokyo, as well as exciting young talent James Oates.
Hinch will be playing her first international match since the last Olympics; with both her and Toman having been playing their club hockey in the Netherlands this season. Miriam Pritchard and Olivia Hamilton miss out on the squad on this occasion.
Coincidentally, both Hinch and Toman could reach milestones this weekend, with Maddie on 98 England caps and Anna on 48. Grace Balsdon is also on 48, while Giselle Ansley is on 99.
For the men, Roper has also been playing in the Dutch Hoofdklasse but is now back in contention, having played twice in the FIH Hockey Pro League so far in this campaign. With Sanford and Oates also in, Liam Ansell, David Goodfield and Sam Taylor are not part of this weekend’s squad.
Fixture details
Sat 28 May - England v South Africa (M) 12pm, England v Spain (W) 2:30pm
Sun 29 May - England v South Africa (M) 12pm, England v Spain (W) 2:30pm
Tickets for both days are on sale now, starting at just £7.50 for adults and £17.50 adults. A ticket for one day allows you to see both the women’s and men’s matches on that day.
| Women’s squad | Men’s Squad |
| Giselle Ansley – HGC | James Albery – Old Georgians |
| Grace Balsdon – Hampstead & Westminster | Nick Bandurak – Holcombe |
| Darcy Bourne – Surbiton | Will Calnan – Hampstead & Westminster |
| Fiona Crackles – Wimbledon | David Condon – Wimbledon |
| Sophie Hamilton – Surbiton | Brendan Creed – Royal Beerschot |
| Sabbie Heesh (GK) – Surbiton | James Gall – Surbiton |
| Maddie Hinch (GK) – HC Tilburg | Chris Griffiths - Old Georgians |
| Tess Howard – East Grinstead | James Mazarelo (GK) – Loughborough Students |
| Holly Hunt – Hampstead & Westminster | James Oates - Hampstead & Westminster |
| Alex Malzer – East Grinstead | Ollie Payne (GK) – Holcombe |
| Hannah Martin – THC Hurley | Matthew Ramshaw - Hampstead & Westminster |
| Shona McCallin - HC Oranje-Rood | Phil Roper - Oranje-Rood |
| Lizzie Neal – Canterbury | Stuart Rushmere - Loughborough Students |
| Lily Owsley – HDM | Liam Sanford - Old Georgians |
| Hollie Pearne-Webb (C) – Wimbledon | Ian Sloan – Wimbledon |
| Flora Peel – HDM | Peter Scott – Wimbledon |
| Izzy Petter – Loughborough Students | Rhys Smith – Wimbledon |
| Ellie Rayer – East Grinstead | Tom Sorsby – Surbiton |
| Martha Taylor - University of Exeter | Jack Turner – Wimbledon |
| Anna Toman – SCHC | Sam Ward – Old Georgians |
| Laura Unsworth – East Grinstead | |
| Lily Walker – University of Birmingham |
These matches are the next of our big weekends of international hockey on Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park:
- Sat 28 May - England v South Africa (M) 12pm, England v Spain (W) 2:30pm
Sun 29 May - England v South Africa (M) 12pm, England v Spain (W) 2:30pm - Sat 4 Jun - England v Netherlands (W&M), 2pm & 4:30pm
Sun 5 Jun - England v Netherlands (W&M), 1pm & 3:30pm - Sat 18 Jun - England v Belgium (W&M), 2pm & 4:30pm
Sun 19 Jun - England v Belgium (W&M), 1pm & 3:30pm
Tickets are on general sale now - go to hockey.seetickets.com to secure your places in advance. Tickets in some categories are sold out for selected games so act quickly to get the best seats.
