Bradley Rothwell

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Bradley Rothwell
Personal information
Born (2004-11-11) 11 November 2004 (age 20)
Whakatāne, New Zealand
Playing position Defence
Senior career
YearsTeam
2024– Hauraki Mavericks
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2024–2025 New Zealand U–21 9 (0)
2025– New Zealand 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Darwin
Junior Oceania Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Auckland

Bradley 'Brad' Rothwell (born 11 November 2004) [1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand. [2]

Contents

Life

Bradley Rothwell was born and raised in Whakatāne, New Zealand. [3] [4]

Career

Domestic league

In domestic competitions, Rothwell plays within New Zealand. He most recently competed with the Hauraki Mavericks in the Premier Hockey League and Junior Hockey League, as well as Waikato in the Ford National Hockey Championship. [5] [6]

Under–21

He is currently a member of the New Zealand U–21 squad. He represented the team for the first time in 2024 at the 2024 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. [7] He also represented the team at the 2025 Junior Oceania Cup in Auckland, where he won a silver medal. [7] [8]

Black Sticks

Rothwell made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2025. He earned his first senior cap during a match against Australia during the 2025 Oceania Cup in Darwin. [7] [9] [10] [11] At the tournament, he won a silver medal. [12]

References

  1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. "Black Sticks Men's Team". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  3. "Rothwell to achieve childhood dream". easternbayapp.co.nz. Easten Bay App. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  4. "Bradley Rothwell". adastra.org.nz. The Adastra Foundation. 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  5. "Rothwell Bradley". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  6. "Mavericks Mens Squad". maverickshockey.co.nz. Hauraki Mavericks . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 "Rothwewll Bradley". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  8. "Squads Announced for New Zealand U21 Teams Ahead of Oceania Cup Junior World Cup Qualifier". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. "Black Sticks Men named for 2025 Oceania Cup". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  10. "Vantage Black Sticks Men 2025 Oceania Cup Named". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  11. "Inexperienced Black Sticks for Oceania Cup". nzsportswire.com. NZ Sports Wire. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  12. "Match Report | Kookaburras clinch Oceania Cup again with 4-1 victory over New Zealand". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.