Rupert Shipperley

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Rupert Shipperley
Personal information
Born (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 33)
Cwmbran, Wales
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Whitchurch
–2014 Cardiff & Met
2014–2016 Surbiton
2016–2026 Hampstead & Westminster
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2014– Wales 116
2014– GB 54
Medal record
Representing  Wales
European Championship II
Gold medal – first place 2025 Lousada Team

Rupert Scott Shipperley (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Wales and Great Britain.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Shipperley was born in Cwmbran, Wales, and played hockey for Whitchurch, followed by Cardiff & Met before joining Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League for the 2014 season.[2] Shipperley made his senior debut for Wales on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in Spain.

In 2016, he transferred to Hampstead & Westminster and while at the club played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast[3][4] and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th.

Shipperley was a Geography teacher at King's College School, Wimbledon before he was selected for the Great Britain team that would go to Tokyo for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games.[5]

He represented Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham[6] 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.[7]

Shipperley was subsequently selected to represent the Great Britain team again at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[9]

In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.[10][11]

References

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