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Moving from Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland to Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Scotland using Cat-a-lot

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{{Short description|Scottish field hockey player}}
{{For|the British music producer|Mark Ralph (record producer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Mark Ralph
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|2|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], Scotland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position =
| years1 = 2001–2008
| clubs1 = [[Kelburne Hockey Club|Kelburne]]
| years2 = 2008–2009
| clubs2 = Klein Zwitzerland
| years3 = 2009–2013
| clubs3 = [[Kelburne Hockey Club|Kelburne]]
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|GB]]
| nationalcaps(goals)1 = 24 (1)
| nationalyears2 = 2001–2010
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland men's national field hockey team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps(goals)2 = 154 (74)
| medaltemplates =
}}

'''Mark Ralph''' (born 10 February 1980) is a former [[field hockey]] midfield player from Scotland.

== Biography ==
Ralph earned his first cap for [[Scotland men's national field hockey team|Scotland]] in 2001 against India. His cousin David was also capped for Scotland.<ref name=TS>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/hockey-end-of-an-era-as-mark-ralph-retires-1695740 |title=Hockey: End of an era as Mark Ralph retires |website=The Scotsman |date=18 November 2010 |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref> He was part of the [[Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Scotland Commonwealth Games team]] at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in Melbourne.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/commonwealth_games/4662668.stm |title=Scotland Commonwealth Games squad |website=BBC Sport |date=7 February 2006 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>

Ralph played his club hockey for [[Kelburne Hockey Club|Kelburne]] but after missing out on Olympic selection in 2008, he joined Dutch club Klein Zwitzerland afterwards.<ref name=TS/> On his return to Scotland he became the Player Coach of Kelburne HC for 5 seasons and helped the club achieve 11 National League titles in a row and compete with European clubs at the EHL, making the KO16 at his first attempt at coaching at this level.

While at Kelburne, Ralph played for Scotland during the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/hockey-kelburne-stars-dominate-commonwealth-2586059 |title=HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad |website=Daily Record |date=19 August 2010 |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref>

At retirment Ralph had won 154 caps for Scotland and 24 caps for Great Britain. He scored 74 goals Scotland and 1 goal for GB.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-hockey-heritage.org/our-heritage/gb-caps/ |title=GB caps |website=Scottish Hockey |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref> Ralph scored many of his goals due to a trademark drag flick.

Away from hockey, Ralph is a qualified Advanced Driving Instructor based in and around Glasgow. He also coaches at [[Glasgow Academy]]. In 2023, Ralph coached Clydesdale Western.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2023/09/ralph-could-be-the-x-factor-for-clydesdale/ |title=Ralph could be the X factor for Clydesdale |website=Edinburgh Reporter |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20060831134459/http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/Commonwealth+Games+2006/TopicNavigation/Athletes/Hockey.htm sportscotland]

{{Scotland FH Squad 2005 EuroHockey}}
{{Scotland FH Squad 2006 Commonwealth Games}}
{{Scotland FH Squad 2010 Commonwealth Games}}

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[[Category:1980 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Scottish male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Paisley, Renfrewshire]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Scotland]]
[[Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen]]

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