George David Muir (born 24 February 1994) is a New Zealand

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player.

Personal life

George Muir was born and raised on the North Shore, New Zealand. Muir works as a law clerk at Simpson Western in

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Career

Domestic competition

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Muir plays for North Harbour.

National teams

Under-21

Muir appeared in the New Zealand U-21 side on two occasions; at the

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and the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup.

Black Sticks

In 2013, Muir made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks during the 2012–13 FIH World League Semi-Finals in

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. Muir's most prominent appearance with the national team was at the

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on the

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, where the team won a silver medal. During the inaugural tournament of the

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, Muir was a member of the New Zealand team that finished in 8th place.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Muir, George 1994 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games