Rhiannon Dennison

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Rhiannon Dennison
Personal information
Born (1993-04-14) 14 April 1993 (age 27)
North Shore City, New Zealand
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
North Harbour
National team
YearsTeamApps (Gls)
2011 – present New Zealand 41
Last updated on: 12 October 2014

Rhiannon Dennison (born 14 April 1993) is a New Zealand field hockey player [1] who plays for the national team. She competed in the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [2] [3] where she won a bronze medal. [4]

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References

  1. Burgess, Michael (15 January 2012). "School's out but hockey's in for Dennison". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. Harriman, Rewa (26 June 2014). "Five Māori named in Blacksticks Commonwealth Games squad". Māori Television. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. "Bitchy Online UK catches up with NZ Black Sticks star Rhiannon Dennison" . Retrieved 12 October 2014.