Player Profile
Player Caps - 27 Eng
Goals - 12 Eng
Since earning a first senior call up for the 2018 Champions Trophy, Tess has not only gone on to establish herself as a regular for the England and GB teams but also as one of the most exciting young talents in world hockey.
Having progressed from the England U16s to the U21s within just two years – winning a bronze with the latter at the 2017 Junior Euros – and then to the seniors a year later, it certainly was a whirlwind for the Durham University student. Tess has taken it all in her stride and continues to put in impressive performance after impressive performance on the biggest stage.
Skilful in possession, physical, possessing relentless energy and with a keen eye for goal, it's easy to see why the former Cambridge City player is so highly rated. A serious ACL injury saw her miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but she bounced back stronger than ever, scoring in the final as England won Commonwealth Games gold in Birmingham in 2022. That same summer she also played on home soil in the EuroHockey qualifiers in Durham, as well as the World Cup in the Netherlands & Spain.
Off the pitch, Tess became the driving force behind a global change to hockey kit regulations. Her university dissertation on girls dropping out of sport due to clothing anxiety led first to new England Hockey domestic kit rules in 2022–23, then an FIH-wide policy change in 2023, with England the first team to wear a combination of shorts and skorts at that year's EuroHockey Championships.
She went on to represent Great Britain at the Paris 2024 Olympics, and was appointed MBE in the 2025 New Year Honours for services to inclusive sportswear.
