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No. 14 · Forward · Women
Tess
Howard
East Grinstead · Age 27
137 caps for England and Great Britain, a Commonwealth gold scored in the final, and an MBE for work on kit policy that has changed what girls are asked to play in.
- England
- World ranking #8
Figures as of 22 Sept 2026 · — means not published
The career
- Caps
- 137
- Goals
- 22
- Assists
- —
- Debut
- 2018
This season
- Matches
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- Goals
- —
- Assists
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In the circle
Circle entries
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Shots on target
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Open-play goals
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England Hockey publishes the total only
Conversion
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How they play
- Carries from deep into the circle
- Presses the first pass out
- Scores the goals that decide finals
The kit
- VersionAC ZeroCo-designed with her; sold only in Dynabow-S
Grays built the AC Zero with her around a solvent-free core, and rate it the highest-power stick they make — an unusual brief for a forward, who is normally sold control first.
Kit established from Grays' own AC Zero pages, read September 2026
Honours
- Commonwealth Games gold, 2022
- MBE for services to inclusive sportswear, 2025