| Rupert Shipperley | |
| Full Name: | Rupert Scott Shipperley |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Cwmbran, Wales |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder / Forward |
| Currentclub: | Hampstead & Westminster |
| Clubs1: | Whitchurch |
| Clubs2: | Cardiff & Met |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Surbiton |
| Years4: | 2016–present |
| Clubs4: | Hampstead & Westminster |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–present |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales & GB |
| Nationalcaps1: | 75 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 13 |
| Updated: | 28 October 2020 |
Rupert Scott Shipperley (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Wales and Great Britain.[1]
He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Hampstead & Westminster.
He has also played for Surbiton and Cardiff & Met.
Before being selected for Tokyo 2020, he was a Geography teacher at King's College School, Wimbledon.
Shipperley made his senior debut for Wales on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in Spain. He played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast[2] and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th.He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[4]