Human Interest |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Cape Town, RSA |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Western Province: South Africa |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Communications, Marketing - University of South Africa : Pretoria, RSA |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Golf, surfing. (lloydnorrisjones.co.za, 25 Apr 2014) |
Injuries |
He broke his collarbone in 2003. (lloydnorrisjones.com 27 Feb 2012) |
Hero / Idol |
Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, South African cricketer Gary Kirsten, South African president Nelson Mandela. (sahockey.co.za, 12 May 2012; sahockey.co.za, 06 Jun 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Fabian Gregory [national] |
Preferred position / style / stance / technique |
Forward |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
South Africa |
Tournament |
World Cup |
Location |
Mönchengladbach |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Chuck (Athlete, 07 Oct 2010) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Talent only gets you so far. The rest is up to how much you are willing to give up in blood, sweat, tears and sacrifice." (sahockey.co.za, 06 Jun 2011) |
Awards and honours |
In 2009 he was named Sportsman of the Year at Wanderers Sports Club in Johannesburg, South Africa, and won the Southern Gauteng Player of the Year award. (Facebook page, 31 Jan 2014) |
International Debut |
Opponent |
Netherlands |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
General Interest |
Other information |
EXAM EXCLUSION In June 2013 he missed South Africa's four-match test series against Malaysia in Potchefstroom as he was sitting university exams. (fih.ch, 05 Jun 2013)
PROPERTY ENTHUSIAST He is interested in property development and says working in the field would be his "dream job". (Facebook page, 31 Jan 2014) |