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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Datchet, ENG |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Reading: Reading, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Dutch hockey player Floris Jan Bovelander and English rugby player Jonny Wilkinson. (englandhockey.co.uk, 24 Oct 2007; Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Marketing |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Playing golf, lying on the beach. (GB Hockey Media Guide, 2008) |
| Famous relatives | His younger brother Simon has also represented England and Great Britain in hockey. (greatbritainhockey.co.uk, 17 Apr 2007) |
| Most influential person in career | His father, who got him into the sport and was also his coach until he was 17. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Defence |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Competing for | England |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Ricky, Rick (GB Hockey Media Guide, 2008) |
| Injuries | He was ruled out of the rest of the 2010 Word Cup when he dislocated and fractured his right ankle during the third match of the tournament. (telegraph.co.uk, 05 Mar 2010) He has suffered two serious knee injuries. He damaged his anterior cruciate ligament in 2005, and he underwent reconstructive surgery on the same ligament in 2006. Both times he was out of competition for six months. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Sports Science - University of Bath: Bath, ENG |
General Interest | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold at the 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His father played hockey for Taunton Vale. |
General Interest | |
| Ambitions | To win a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (passionspeedrespect.com, 07 Sep 2010) |
| Awards and honours | He was named to the World All Star Team in 2006. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey at age five at Taunton Vale. |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | Friendly Match |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Thorough preparation and hard work deliver consistent results." (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Charlie Seccombe [club], Jason Lee [national] |