Lewis Prosser
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| Born | 17 December 1990 Swindon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Jon Prosser (born 13 June 1989) is a former Welsh field hockey player who represented Wales. He competed for Wales at three Commonwealth Games in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
Biography
[edit]Prosser born in Swindon, represented England at junior level before deciding to switch allegiance to Wales (both parents were Welsh). He made his Welsh debut in 2008.[1]
He studied at University of Bath and the University of the West of England and played club hockey for Team Bath Buccaneers Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[2][3] He had spells in Spain and Belgium but was back at Bath when he was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[4]
After Bath, he joined Surbiton Hockey Club and while there, was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[5] He left Surbiton to play for East Grinstead at the start of the 2019-20 season.[6]
Prosser was selected as co-captain again for Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham,[7][8] helping his nation to a sixth place finish during the men's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022.[9]
Prosser was co-captain 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.[10]
In June 2023, Prosser announced his retirement from international hockey. At the time of his retirement his 180 caps made him the most capped Welshman of all-time.[1]
Family
[edit]His father David Prosser who died in 2021, played 69 times for Wales and 16 times for Great Britain.[11]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Lewis Prosser: Wales' most-capped men's player quits international hockey". BBC Sport. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Lewis Prosser". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey: Wales name line-up for Euro bid". Wales Online. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014: Wales name men's hockey squad for Games". BBC Sport. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games 2018: Meet Team Wales heading to Australia's Gold Coast". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Men's Premier Division Transfers 2019-20". Top of the D. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey Wales 2022 Commonwealth Games squads". South West Sports News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Hockey - Men results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "2023 World Cup in India highlights Wales' international student offer3 Eurohockey Championships". Study in Wales.ac.uk. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "Obituary: David Prosser". Great Britain Hockey. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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