Duncan Riddell No 22) one of the players who has helped take Scotland into World League 3. Picture by Nigel Duncan Media taken last weekend when Grange played Watsonians at Fettes

Scotland’s senior men’s hockey squad has launched a fund-raising campaign to pay for their the campaign in the World League semi-finals in London this June.

This is the first time a Scotland team has ever qualified for this stage and they are bidding for a chance to play in the Hockey World Cup.

In London, Scotland will face England, the Netherlands, India, Pakistan, Korea, Canada, China, Malaysia, and Argentina.

A crowdfunding appeal has been launched and a Scottish Hockey spokesman said: “The squad requires financial support.

“The team has done amazingly well thus far. Will you help them on the next step of the journey?

“Further details of fund-raising campaigns for the team will be announced in the coming weeks.”

Help the funding campaign by CLICKING HERE.

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