Great Britain women travel to Rotterdam to participate in a four nations tournament which includes India, South Africa and The Netherlands and will be run alongside the Men's Champions Trophy,
Great Britain overcame New Zealand with a solitary goal in the 24th minute in their Test Match in Amsterdam on 18 June.
Great Britain's women won the Setanta Trophy with an impressive 4-1 win over reigning Olympic and European Champions Germany. GB's men played Ireland in the 3v4 play-off and won 2-1 securing a third place finish.
Great Britain travelled to Terrassa to take on Spain in two test matches which were both drawn.
Great Britain won one and lost one in this two-match series against World No.2 Argentina at Reading Hockey Club.
Great Britain Men put up a good fight against the World Champions holding them to two draws in the three-match series.
Germany v Great Britain (men)
08.05.08Great Britain’s men are set to take on World Champions Germany in three Test Matches between 8-11 May in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Great Britain and Germany are preparing for the Olympic Games in Beijing later this year with both countries only securing qualification for the World’s biggest sporting event recently. Great Britain topped their qualifying group in Chile in March and Germany went unbeaten in their bid to book their tickets to Beijing in April.
Barry Middleton has been released from this squad so he can participate for his Club, GHC, in the European Hockey League Final.
Team Manager Pete Nicholson said “Having recently qualified for the Beijing Olympics and, after a number of home based training camps, we are now starting the next phase of our preparation for The Games with three test matches against Germany. Following their recent Olympic qualification in Japan, in which they did not concede a goal, the Germans will provide us with quality match practice.”
Squad
Richard Alexander (England & Surbiton)
GB Caps: 19, GB Goals: 2, AGE: 26
Jon Bleby (England & Loughborough Students)
GB Caps: 21, GB Goals: 1, AGE: 28
Jonty Clarke (England & Reading)
GB Caps: 17, GB Goals: 3, AGE: 27
Matt Daly (England & Surbiton)
GB Caps: 18, GB Goals: 6, AGE: 24
James Fair (England & Cannock)
GB Caps: 6, GB Goals: 0, AGE: 27
Ben Hawes (England & Surbiton)
GB Caps: 54, GB Goals: 19, AGE: 27
Ashley Jackson (England & East Grinstead)
GB Caps: 21, GB Goals: 6, AGE: 20
Glenn Kirkham (England & East Grinstead)
GB Caps: 21, GB Goals: 2, AGE: 25
Richard Mantell (England & Reading)
GB Caps: 18, GB Goals: 10, AGE: 26
Simon Mantell (England & Reading)
GB Caps: 15, GB Goals: 3, AGE: 24
Ben Marsden (England & Surbiton)
GB Caps: 18, GB Goals: 0, AGE: 28
Alistair McGregor (Scotland & Loughborough Students)
GB Caps: 16, GB Goals: 0, AGE: 26
Graham Moodie (Scotland & Western Wildcats)
GB Caps: 46, GB Goals: 4, AGE: 27
Rob Moore (England & Surbiton)
GB Caps: 40, GB Goals: 9, AGE: 26
Mark Ralph (Scotland & Kelburne)
GB Caps: 18, GB Goals: 1, AGE: 28
Niall Stott (Scotland & Kelburne)
GB Caps: 55, GB Goals: 8, AGE: 27
James Tindall (England & Surbiton)
GB Caps: 19, GB Goals: 6, AGE: 25
Alastair Wilson (England & Beeston)
GB Caps: 19, GB Goals: 0, AGE: 24




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