Andy Bull (field hockey)
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| Born | 3 February 1992 Bury, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Peter Bull (born 3 February 1992)[1] is a British field hockey player who represented England and Great Britain before representing the Scottish national team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
[edit]Bull was born in Bury, England,[2] educated at Holy Cross College and studied at Loughborough University.[3]
He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[4]
After several years playing on the continent in Belgium and the Netherlands, he signed for Old Georgians Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League for the 2019/20 season. On his return and by virtue of having a Scottish grandmother, Bull was able to switch allegiance to Scotland.[5]
He played for Scotland at the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[6] In 2022 he was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in the men's tournament.[1][7]
In 2023, Bull announced his retirement from international hockey, although he continued to play for Old Georgians. He had earned 46 caps.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athlete profile - Hockey, Scotland". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Andrew Bull". Team Scotland. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Hockey star Bull has eye on Olympics". Manchester Evening News. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Andy Bull retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2019: Fixtures, results, standings & BBC Sport coverage". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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