// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Fred Newbold? New to being bold, Fred?
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| Born | 29 March 2001 Reading | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fred Newbold (born 29 March 2001) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales.[1] In 2025, he won a gold medal at the European Championship II.
Biography
[edit]Newbold was educated at Reading School and studied Biological Sciences at The Queen's College, Oxford.[2] He represented the England U16 before switching allegiance and playing for the Welsh U21s. He won bronze at the Sultan of Johor Cup with the GB U21s, captaining the side in a game against Malaysia. At the University of Oxford he earned his four Oxford blues in the 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 varsity matches.[3]
He played club hockey for Reading Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and made his Welsh debut in May 2021.[4]
Newbold 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.[5] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship and 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[6]
Newbold spent a year playing in the German leagues for Der Club an der Alster and on his return signed for Wimbledon Hockey Club[7] and was also added to the Great Britain Hockey centralised programme in 2024.[8] He now represents THC Hurley in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.
In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.[9][10]
He joined the Dutch team THC Hurley for the 2025–26 season.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Fred Newbold". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Congratulations to Old Redingensian, Fred Newbold (OR 2019) who has been selected to represent Wales at the Men's Hockey World Cup in India". Reading School. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Graduate student plays in Hockey World Cup". The Queen's College, Oxford. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hoci Cymru Senior Internationals secure GB Training Contracts". Hockey Wales. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Wales Men Win Euro Qualifiers To Secure Sport At 2023 Eurohockey Championships". Hockey Wales. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "1st XI Squads Confirmed". Wimbledon Hockey Club. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Ten players added to the GB Senior Hockey programme". Great Britain Hockey. 2 December 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "England Hockey Premier Division transfers 2025/26: Ins and Outs". The Hockey Paper. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Welsh men's field hockey players
- British men's field hockey players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen
- Reading Hockey Club players
- Der Club an der Alster players
- Wimbledon Hockey Club players
- Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Men's field hockey midfielders