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| Human Interest | |
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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Southern Alpiners: New Zealand |
| Name of coach | Grant Edwards [club], NZL; Darren Smith [national], NZL |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2010 |
| Competing for | New Zealand |
| Location | Nottingham, ENG |
Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Rotterdam, NED |
International Debut | |
| Tournament | Four Nations Tournament |
General Interest | |
| Hero / Idol | Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal, US boxer Muhammad Ali. (hockeynz.co.nz, 08 Mar 2013) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Defender |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey at age 10. |
International Debut | |
| Opponent | Germany |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | Taz, BT (Facebook profile, 14 Nov 2011) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Business Studies - Victoria University of Wellington: New Zealand |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Injuries | A back injury forced him to miss the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. He returned to the national team in June 2018. (stuff.co.nz, 28 Apr 2018; nzherald.co.nz, 12 Jun 2018) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 03 Nov 2019) |
| Awards and honours | He was named Hockey New Zealand Male Athlete of the Year for 2017. (stuff.co.nz, 28 Apr 2018) |