Rupert Shipperley: Welshman made GB vice-captain for FIH Pro League
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Rupert Shipperley has 139 combined senior international caps including 106 for Wales
Wales co-captain Rupert Shipperley says it is a "great honour" to be handed a vice-captain role in the Great Britain men's squad for the FIH 2023/2024 Pro League in Argentina.
The 31-year-old forward is joined by fellow Wales international Jacob Draper in a squad of 23.
Shipperley has 33 Great Britain caps.
"We have a great locker room and I hope I can continue to contribute both on the field and as one of the vice-captains," he said.
Having scored on his debut in a thrilling 4-4 draw against Australia at the start of the 2020 FIH Hockey Pro League, Shipperley has gone on to take his GB tally to six, including scoring in the Tokyo Olympics.
Defender Draper, 25, made his GB debut in 2019 and has 25 caps as well as 68 internationals for Wales.
Both Great Britain's men's and women's teams will be taking on Argentina and the Netherlands across a mini tournament in Santiago del Estero from 6-11 December to kick off the 2023/2024 Pro League.
There are further rounds in Buenos Aires, Argentina (14-19 February 2024), Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India (3-25 February 2024), Antwerp, Belgium (22 May-2 June 2024), London, UK (1-12 June 2024) and Utrecht and Amsterdam, Netherlands (22-30 June 2024).
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