Scotland: Scotland men’s squad to play Poland and Czechia

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Scotland men travel to Poznan for two capped matches against Poland and one uncapped game against Czechia. The games form part of the team’s preparations to play at the EuroHockey Qualifier in Vienna.

On Thursday 8th August and Friday 9th August Scotland play Poland at 5pm local time.

Then on Saturday 10th August it’s Scotland against Czechia at 11:30am local time to complete the tour.

In Vienna Scotland begin the knockout tournament with a match against Croatia on 22 August for a place in the semi-finals on 24 August. Finals day in 25 August with the tournament winner taking their place at the EuroHockey Championships next year.

Head Coach Jonny Caren, “As our squad depth increases, the healthy internal competition for places for this tournament, has made my job much harder, in a positive way.

“The hard work and dedication all our athletes have displayed this year has meant the whole group have pushed each other, right up to our last training camp, to be the best they can be at this moment in time.

“We will take confidence from the performances we have already shown this year against teams such as Spain, (current Olympic semi-finalists), Wales, Japan and Ireland as we go into our final preparation games this week, to polish of the last few details in how we want to play in Vienna.

“We are also looking forward to Lee Morton joining the team again and integrating with the group after an outstanding individual performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics in GB colours. We know he will add real value in attack, defence and as a leader within the group as he pulls on his Scottish shirt again.”

Caren concluded by stating “I can’t thank those players who have missed out on selection this time, enough. It is down to their efforts, why we have such a strong group going to compete for a spot in next year’s European Championships.”