Wales Captain, Abi Welsford has this week announced her decision to retire from International hockey; a decision she’s not taken lightly. “I’ve been contemplating retiring for a while now, and started to think more seriously about it leading up to the Home Europeans in Cardiff. But after that tournament I wasn’t 100% decided on what to do and I didn’t want to regret retiring too early, so I decided to stay part of the programme and literally take each…

 Photo by Irfon Bennett On Sunday 6th December, men’s hockey teams from across the South of Wales meet at the National Hockey Centre at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff for the all-important Championship Semi-Finals. Whitchurch Hockey Club, Cardiff University, Cardiff & Met and Swansea University will be vying for a place in the Men’s Championship Final at the end of April, with European Hockey Federation (EHF) tournament slots also potentially at stake. Match 1                14:00     Whitchurch v Cardiff University Match 2                16:00    …