Rhys Payne
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| Born | 7 June 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhys Payne (born 7 June 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]Payne was educated at Cardiff and Vale College where he was part of the Welsh U19s.[2] He then studied Sports Coaching at Cardiff Metropolitan University from 2019 to 2023. While at university he played club hockey for Cardiff & Met Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.
He made his Welsh debut against Malaysia on 12 October 2021[3] and 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.[4] He sustained a knee injury during the World Cup which left him out of Welsh international hockey for two years.[5]
During his injury recovery he helped coach the Cardiff & met team. On his return in 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rhys Payne". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Cardiff and Vale College student Rhys to represent Wales in hockey". Cardiff and Vale College. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Rhys Payne". FIH. 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.
- ↑ "Hoci Cymru Announce Senior Men's Squad for FIH Nations Cup 2025". Hockey Wales. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". BBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ↑ "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
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