Rose Keddell Explained

Rose Keddell
Birth Date:31 January 1994
Birth Place:Tauranga, New Zealand
Height:1.69 m
Weight:67 kg
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Midlands
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:165
Nationalgoals1:5

Elizabeth Rose Keddell (born 31 January 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women) since 2012, including at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[1] [2] [3]

Life

Keddell was born in Tauranga and attended Bethlehem College. She is a first cousin to Olympic sprinter Mark Keddell and Olympic gold medallist rower Mahé Drysdale.[4]

She competed in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics as part of the New Zealand girls' hockey team where she won a bronze medal. She was selected for the Black Sticks in November 2012[5] and played her first match against India in Napier on 8 December 2012.[6] She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rose Keddell – Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games . 23 July 2014.
  2. Web site: New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women . Hockey New Zealand . 20 June 2014 . 23 July 2014.
  3. Web site: New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women . Hockey New Zealand . 20 June 2014 . 23 July 2014.
  4. News: Kelly . Exelby . 3 June 2010 . Rose has right temperament to stick it to 'em . Bay of Plenty Times . 23 July 2014.
  5. News: Hockey: Eight newcomers in Black Sticks }} squad ]. 22 November 2012 . The New Zealand Herald . 26 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Rose Keddell . Hockey New Zealand . 23 July 2014.
  7. Web site: Team Details New Zealand. 8. tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation.