Goal keeper Roseanne Thomas (in yellow) celebrates with the rest of the Welsh national hockey team winning the 2013 EuroHockey Championships III in Athens, Greece, in July 2013. Photo courtesy of Hockey Wales.
Wales shot stopper celebrates Euro hockey victory. International hockey goal keeper and Sussex graduate Roseanne Thomas conceded just one goal as Wales won the 2013 EuroHockey III Championships in Athens, Greece last week. Wales never looked back after storming to a 10-0 victory against hosts Greece in their first match last Sunday (21 July), winning all four of their remaining games to top the group and qualify for the EuroHockey Championships II in 2015. Runners-up Czech Republic were the only team to breach gold-medallist Roseanne's goal as Wales beat them 2-1. The start of the tournament came just over a week after Roseanne graduated from the University of Sussex with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. Roseanne has represented the Welsh hockey team at various levels since the age of 13 and captained Sussex's women's hockey team this year. She said: "I have had a busy few months and I am very proud and excited to be capped again.
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