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| Human Interest | |
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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | England |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Exeter University HC/Western Province: |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Sports Science - University of Exeter: England |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Golf, cricket, squash, adventure racing, trail running. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010; hockeysa.co.za, 01 Nov 2011). |
| Injuries | He fell ill with blood poisoning and osteitis pubis [groin injury] in 2004 and had to stop playing sports for six months. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010; hockeysa.co.za, 01 Nov 2011). |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Scoring a hat-trick against Canada in 2009 and competing at the 2010 World Cup. (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010; hockeysa.co.za, 01 Nov 2011) |
| Famous relatives | His younger brother Craig has also represented South Africa in hockey. (fih.ch, 20 Jan 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | His parents played the sport. |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Welsh hockey player David Hacker and US cyclist Lance Armstrong. (hockeysa.co.za, 02 Feb 2010) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Gregg Clark [national] |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Striker |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey in Fish Hoek, South Africa. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2003 |
| Competing for | South Africa |
| Opponent | Malaysia |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Languages | Afrikaans, English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Halerbomb, Hales, Therapist, The Ferret (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010; hhockeysa.co.za, 01 Nov 2011). |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Practise like you want to play in matches." (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010). |
| Other information | UK EXPERIENCE He has played hockey in England for the past 11 years after moving there to study. "I attended Millfield School on a sports scholarship to study A-levels during 2001-02, and then went on to study an honours degree at Exeter University." (hockeysa.co.za, 01 Nov 2011) |