Sam Ward Wins FIH Fair Play Award

Great Britain & England forward Sam Ward was the recipient of the FIH’s Super Fair Play Trophy René G Frank, announced at the 47th FIH Congress on Friday 21 May 2021.  

It was in recognition of his perseverance, dedication, and energy not only in his own recovery from a career-threatening eye injury but also his work off the pitch. 

Sam has raised awareness of mental health issues, volunteering his time to deliver food and medicine to his local community and supporting a young Luton hockey player with leukaemia, Alfie Sharpe.

Congratulations go to Sam, and well done to the other FIH Honorary award winners from the across the hockey world; more details can be found here.