| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Simon William Yorston | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 2000 Chertsey, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Southern Alpiners | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | New Zealand | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon William Yorston (born 7 March 2000) [1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a defender. [2]
Simon Yorston was born in Chertsey, England, and grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand. [3] [4] [2]
Yorston is an alumnus of Christchurch Boys' High School. [5]
In national level competitions, Yorston represents his home association, Canterbury. [6]
Yorston received his first call up to the national squad in 2022. [7] [5] He made his debut later that year during the Trans–Tasman Series in Auckland. [8] He was later named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, however did not make an appearance during the competition. [9]
In 2023, he was a member of the Black Sticks squad at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. [10] He followed this up with appearances in the FIH Pro League, as well as the Oceania Cup in Whangārei, winning a silver medal at the latter. [8] [11]
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