After six months off hockey I played my first game in March of this year for the Blacksticks at the Sultan of Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia in which we finished 4th. This is always a gruelling tournament in hot and humid conditions and a tough comeback to International hockey! Was great to be back in black and playing again and the tournament went well for me from an Injury point of view. After this we were into preparation for our biggest Tournament of the year which was the World League 3 Tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa. We spent a week in Belgium in preparation for this before heading to South Africa making it a longer than usual tour. We finished in 6th place at this tournament which was not the result we were looking for however achieved World Cup qualification for the 2018 World Cup which was our over arching goal.

After South Africa, there was a bit of down time from the Blacksticks program and my hockey focus shifted to my Club and National league teams. I play club hockey for Takapuna and this year we had our most successful year in the club's history, taking out the North Harbour competition and the Inter city Auckland competition which is the strongest competition in the country. The good run continued into the National league where I was fortunate enough to captain the North Harbour men's side to take out the national title for the first time in 8 years! After an unbeaten year, we beat Auckland in a dramatic final to clinch the title and bring the 110 year old Challenge shield back to North Harbour!
In amongst the hockey I have continued my studies towards my law and commerce degree at the University of Auckland. This summer I have been lucky enough to be taken on by Simpson Western as a law clerk (a connection from my North Harbour Club interactions). This has been a great experience so far, the team here is very welcoming and friendly and I am learning lots!
2017 has been a busy year full of lots of learnings and team success. 2018 is set to be another busy one, hopefully involving the Commonwealth Games and Hockey World Cup. As always, I am very grateful for the support of my sponsors Honda, Gohockey and Mizuno and the continued support of the North Harbour Club and its members.