England have announced their 18-man squad that will
travel to the EuroHockey Championships in the Netherlands during late August.
The Rabo EuroHockey Championships run from the 19
to the 27 August at the Wagener Stadium in Amsterdam where England will
be hoping to improve on their fourth place finish in 2015.
In preparation for the tournament the squad will also
travel to Terrassa in Barcelona to face the Netherlands, Germany and Spain in a
4 Nations Commemorative Tournament.
England men’s head coach Bobby Crutchley said: “We are
really looking forward to the EuroHockey Championships which will be a tough
tournament playing against a number of teams who can win it.
“After our performances at the World League
Semi-Finals in London we are excited to build on this beginning with a return
to match action in Spain against three strong sides. This will provide good
preparation ahead of what should be an exciting tournament.”
Crutchley’s side are unchanged from their last
competitive tournament at the World League Semi-Finals held at Lee Valley
Hockey and Tennis Centre in London.
Here the squad secured a third place finish and with
this booked their places at the World League Finals in December and the 2018
World Cup, both being held in Bhubaneswar in India.
England face world number three side Germany, 10th
ranked side Ireland and world number twenty Poland in Pool B while Belgium, the
Netherlands, Austria and Spain make up the four sides in Pool A.
20 August - Poland 8am UK Time
21 August - Germany 4pm UK Time
23 August - Ireland 1.45pm UK Time
1. David Ames
2. David Condon
3. Brendan Creed
4. Adam Dixon
5. Harry Gibson (GK)
6. Mark Gleghorne
7. David Goodfield
8. Chris Griffiths
9. Michael Hoare
10. Harry Martin
11. Barry Middleton
12.George Pinner (GK)
13. Phil Roper
14. Liam Sanford
15. Ian Sloan
16. Sam Ward
17. Henry Weir
18 Ollie Willars
The extra two athletes travelling to the 4 Nations in Spain:
1. James Gall
2. Luke Taylor
