Field hockey in Great Britain
- Field hockey in Great Britain
Sport overview
sport = Hockey
image Field_hockey.jpg
imagesize = 260px
caption = A game of field hockey in progress
union = http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/default.asp Great Britain Hockey
nickname = GB Hockey
first = Early/mid 1800's.
registered = Estimate 32,000
clubs = 1145 (~1050 English ~60 Scottish ~35 Welsh)
national1 = [http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/page.asp?section=000100010009&itemTitle=Great+Britain+Super+League GB Super League]
country
See:
*Field hockey in England
*Field hockey in Scotland
*Field hockey in Wales
Also, see:
*Field hockey in Ireland (the sport is organised on an all-Ireland basis with one national team, governing body and league for both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland)
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