Richard Petherick (born 4 April 1986 in

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) is a field hockey player from New Zealand. While at

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Petherick played for regional and national representative teams. He earned his first cap for the national men's team,

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d ''The Black Sticks'', in 2005 against

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. He also gained selection for both the Sultan Azlan Shah tournament in May and for the European tour in July. Petherick travelled as a reserve to the

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but did not compete. He competed for New Zealand at the

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International senior tournaments

* 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup * 2006 – World Cup

Life now

Petherick now teaches PE at

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https://ofs.edu.sg

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1986 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub