Blair Thomas Fagan Tarrant (born 11 May 1990) is a New Zealand

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player who plays as a defender for the

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. He represented his country at the

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, where the men's team came seventh.

Club career

Tarrant plays as a defender for the Southern region in the New Zealand Hockey League. In 2012, he signed a two-year contract at SCHC in the Netherlands. Due to his commitments to the national team, he would miss the preparation for the second half of the season so in January 2013 his contract at SCHC was annulled and he returned to New Zealand. After the

he returned to the Netherlands to play for

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. In April 2020, it was announced he left Rotterdam together with

Kane Russell Kane Elliot Mark Russell (born 22 April 1992) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Hamburger Polo Club and the New Zealand national team. Russell represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ...

for Hamburger Polo Club in Germany for the 2020–21 season.

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