Rob Moore (field hockey player)
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Robert Stephen Moore born in Winchester on 21 May 1981, is a key member of the England Senior Mens Hockey team. Moore is amongst the most capped England players and was a key part of the team that recently picked up a silver medal at the Champions Trophy
2010 and a gold medal at the European Cup 2009.
and studied Economics at University Nottingham. Throughout his academic career Moore was involved with all sports, showing particular talent for Hockey
and Cricket
. At the age of 16 whilst playing a hockey match for his school, the coach for the opposing team, who happened to also be the under 21's coach for England, spotted the young player's natural ability and invited him to a England under 21's trial.
Moore has always been at the top of his game, continuously having a new goal in sight. Moore has recently been selected for the Indoor World Cup further adding to, and diversifying his existing hockey skills. Moore will be playing his first indoor capped tournament in Poznan, Poland commencing on the 8th February 2011.
In addition to playing internationally, Moore also plays in the national league and is at present playing for Wimbledon, having previously played for Trojans, Havant, Teddington and most recently Surbiton.
Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy is the name of a number of different trophies in different sports:* Field hockey: Hockey Champions Trophy* Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy...
2010 and a gold medal at the European Cup 2009.
Early career
Moore went to school at King Edward VI, SouthamptonKing Edward VI School, Southampton
King Edward VI School, often referred to as King Edward's, or simply KES, is a selective co-educational independent day School located in Southampton, United Kingdom and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. It was founded in 1553, after the death of William Capon , who...
and studied Economics at University Nottingham. Throughout his academic career Moore was involved with all sports, showing particular talent for Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
and Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
. At the age of 16 whilst playing a hockey match for his school, the coach for the opposing team, who happened to also be the under 21's coach for England, spotted the young player's natural ability and invited him to a England under 21's trial.
International career
Moore made the England under 21's team the summer of the trials in 1998, and that August was selected for his first tournament; the Under 21's European Cup in Poznan, Poland where the team also managed to pick up a silver medal. Moore's hockey went from strength to strength and in February 2003 aged 21 Moore made his Senior International debut. Since then Moore has racked up an impressive 190 caps for England and Great Britain in tournaments such as; the Olympic Games, Athens Greece (2004), Champions Challenge, Alexandria Egypt (2005), European Championships, Leipzig Germany (2005), Commonwealth Games, Melbourne Australia (2006), World Cup, Monchengladbach Germany (2006), Champions Challenge, Belgium (2007), European Championships, Manchester England (2007), Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia (2007), Olympic Games, Beijing China (2008), European Championships, Amsterdam Holland (2009), Champions Trophy, Melbourne (2009), World Cup, Delhi India (2010), Champions Trophy, Monchengladbach Germany (2010), Commonwealth Games Delhi India (2010). Moore has also competed in many other uncapped friendly tournaments that have taken him all over the world.Moore has always been at the top of his game, continuously having a new goal in sight. Moore has recently been selected for the Indoor World Cup further adding to, and diversifying his existing hockey skills. Moore will be playing his first indoor capped tournament in Poznan, Poland commencing on the 8th February 2011.
In addition to playing internationally, Moore also plays in the national league and is at present playing for Wimbledon, having previously played for Trojans, Havant, Teddington and most recently Surbiton.