Chris Rule (field hockey)

Chris Rule
Personal information
Born October 1957
Playing position Winger/Forward
Senior career
Years Team
1977–1988 Beckenham
1988–1989 East Grinstead
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
England & Great Britain

Christopher John Rule (born October 1957) is a former British hockey international.

Biography

Rule was educated at Langley Park School for Boys and played club hockey for Beckenham Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League,[1] and he would later become the club captain.[2]

Rule played for England schoolboys in 1976.[3] He also played for Kent at county level[4] and played as a winger/forward for England.[5]

While at Beckenham he was selected by England for the 1981 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy[6] and for the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup in Bombay.[7]

Rule left Beckenham to play for East Grinstead Hockey Club in the new National League in 1988.[8]

He was still playing hockey for Surrey at over-60 level in 2024 and England masters at over-65 level.[9] He is the owner of Kingfisher Financial Consultancy Ltd.

References

  1. ^ "Berks produce the least when it matters most". Reading Evening Post. 4 November 1980. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Oaks face low key final build up". Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser. 4 April 1985. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "England thrash Scotland". The Scotsman. 8 April 1976. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Winning start for new manager". Maidstone Telegraph. 21 October 1977. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Hockey". Reading Evening Post. 18 November 1981. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  7. ^ "England fail". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 7 January 1982. Retrieved 28 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Havant slip lifts Kerly". Daily Express. 13 February 1989. Retrieved 27 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Men's Over 60s Tier 1 Final". Issu. Retrieved 28 June 2025.


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