Career
He is the older brother of Simon Mantell. Mantell made his international debut on 10 February 2003. He was also part of the winning squad at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship and came third in 2011, and also competed in the Champions Trophy in 2007, 2009 and 2011.
Mantell was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, and studied at the University of Bath.
He is nicknamed Rick or Ricky or Tricky. He has played club hockey for Reading.