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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Christchurch, NZL |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Canterbury Cavaliers: Christchurch, NZL |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Cricket, spending time with his wife. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning a silver medal at 2002 Commonwealth Games. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "I love the game." |
General Interest | |
| Most influential person in career | His father, Peter, and former New Zealand field hockey player Anthony Thornton. (New Zealand Hockey, 28 Apr 2004) |
| Hero / Idol | Former New Zealand rugby union and cricket international Jeff Wilson. (New Zealand Hockey, 28 Apr 2004) |
| Ambitions | To become one of the best defenders in the world and has also dreamt of becoming a fast bowler for the New Zealand cricket team. (New Zealand Hockey, 28 Apr 2004, New Zealand Listener, 21 May 2004) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Defence |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He started the sport aged five. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Herman, Shawry. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "You have to put the effort in to get the rewards." (New Zealand Hockey, 28 Apr 2004) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Other sports | He has also played first class cricket in New Zealand and represented his country at U19 level. (cricketarchive.com, 17 Jun 2008) |
| Famous relatives | His brother Bradley also plays hockey for the New Zealand team. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Grant Edwards |
International Debut | |
| Opponent | Australia |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Coach from which country? | New Zealand |
General Interest | |
| Other information | BREAK FROM HOCKEY He returned to the New Zealand hockey team in late 2005 after taking a year off to play cricket for Canterbury in the national New Zealand provincial competition. (Hockey Australia, 26 Nov 2007) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Teaching |
General Interest | |
| Awards and honours | He was the top scorer at the 2007 Champions Challenge. (Hockey Australia, 26 Nov 2007) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Wife Johanna |