Wales national korfball team explained

Wales
Association:	Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru
Ikf Code:	WAL
Ikf Rank:	30 (Jan. 2023)
World Championships Apps:	1
World Championships First:	2011
World Championships Best:	15th
European Championships Apps:	4
European Championships First:	2010
European Championships Best:	11th place
Continental Name:	Celtic Tri-Nations
Continental Championships Apps:	3
Continental Championships First:	2021
Continental Championships Best:	1st
Website:	http://www.welshkorfball.org/

The Wales National Korfball Team often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru, and represents Wales in international korfball competition. The Welsh Korfball Squad entered its first IKF ranking competition in 2007, after the Great Britain national korfball team was disbanded to produce three teams: England, Wales and Scotland. Wales is a fully recognised member of the International Korfball Federation and is currently ranked 18th in the world.

They played the World Championships for the first and only time in 2011, after the withdrawal of Hungary.^[1] In 2006 they reached the 3rd place in the Korfball Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Tournament results

World Championships^[3]
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2011	9th World Championship	Shaoxing, China	15th place

• See also Great Britain national korfball team.

World Games
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• For World games see Great Britain national korfball team.

European Championships^[4]
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2010	4th European Championships		11th place
2014	5th European Championships		16th place
2018	7th European Championships		12th place
2021	8th European Championships (B-Division)		8th place

• See also Great Britain national korfball team.

Celtic Tri-Nations
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2021	Celtic Tri-Nations	Gloucester, England	3rd place
2022	Celtic Tri-Nations	Edinburgh, Scotland	3rd place
2023	Celtic Tri-Nations	Cardiff, Wales	1st place

European Bowl
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2007	2nd European Bowl	Luxembourg	Champions (West)
2009	3rd European Bowl		Champions (West)
2013	4th European Bowl	Netherlands	2nd place (East)

Commonwealth Championship
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2006	1st Korfball Commonwealth Championship	London, England	3rd place

Squad

The Welsh Korfball Squad is selected by the coaching staff as appointed by the WKA.

Current squad

Coach: Ross Carr-Taylor Coach: Ruth Barbir

Most capped players

Players with an equal number of caps are ranked in chronological order of reaching the milestone.

	Name	Career	Caps	Goals	Position
1	Nick Wilkins	2005-2023	81	137
2	Ruth Barbir	2007-2022	61	81
3	John Williams	2006-2018	57	64
4	James Wilcox	2013-2023	56	127
5	Bethan Phillips	2013–2023	53	51
6	Ramzi Barbir	2005-2018	50	93
7	Zoe Rose	2006-2016	49	17
8	Carla Bennett	2010-2021	48	54
9	Kevin Jones	2005-2022	45	62
10	Leo Comerford	2015-2023	37	52	1
11	Dave Buckland	2005-2013	36	66	1
12	Susan Jones	2005-2010	29	13
13	Rick Scowcroft	2011-2017	26	14
14	Jo Knott	2011-2018	25	5
15	Hannah Ager	2008-2014	24	9

Top goalscorers

Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.

	Name	Career	Goals	Caps	Position	Average
1	Nick Wilkins	2005-2023	137	81		1.69
2	James Wilcox	2013-2023	127	56		2.27
3	Ramzi Barbir	2005-2018	93	50		1.86
4	Ruth Barbir	2007-2022	81	61		1.33
5	Dave Buckland	2005-2013	66	36		1.83
6	John Williams	2006-2018	64	57		1.12
7	Kevin Jones	2005-2022	62	45		1.38
8	Carla Bennett	2010-2021	54	48		1.13
9	Leo Comerford	2015-2023	52	37		1.41
10	Bethan Phillips	2013-2023	51	53		0.96
11	Kiera Wilcox	2019-2023	34	20	1	1.70
12	Steve Jones	2005-2007	25	10	1	2.50
13	Helen Davies	2016-2022	21	20		1.05
14	Ceri Jones	2005-2010	19	20		0.95
15	Zoe Rose	2006-2016	17	49		0.35

See also

• Korfball in Wales
• IKF World Korfball Ranking

External links

• Welsh Korfball Association
• International Korfball Federation

Notes and References

1. News: Wales Make Korfball World Championship Debut in China. BBC. 27 October 2011.
2. News: Korfball Commonwealth Games . BBC. 24 August 2006.
3. Web site: The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship. IKF.
4. Web site: The history of the IKF European Championship. IKF.