Rhett Halkett

Rhett Halkett (born 2 May 1986) is a South African former field hockey player who is the assistant coach of the India national field hockey team.

Rhett Halkett
Personal information
Born (1986-05-02) 2 May 1986
Johannesburg, South Africa
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Netherlands Women (Assistant)
Senior career
Years Team
2010–2013 Den Bosch
2013–2014 Laren
2014–2018 Mannheimer HC
2018–2019 UHC Hamburg
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2019 South Africa 155
Teams coached
2019–2020 UHC Hamburg Women (assistant)
2020–2021 Netherlands Women (assistant)
2023– India (assistant)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2005 Johannesburg
Gold medal – first place2009 Accra
Gold medal – first place2013 Nairobi
Last updated on: 14 August 2020

Club career

Halkett left South Africa in 2010 to play for Den Bosch in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[1] After his contract expired in 2013 he left Den Bosch for Laren.[2] After one season at Laren, he played 5 seasons in the German Bundesliga for Mannheimer HC and UHC Hamburg.

International career

Halkett began playing for the South African national team in 2009.[3] He competed at the 2010 Hockey World Cup in India, the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India, the 2012 Summer Olympics in England, the 2014 Hockey World Cup in The Netherlands, the Commonwealth Games.[3] in Scotland. He is an African Cup of Nations gold medalist for 2009, 2013 and 2015. He won South African Men’s Player of the Year in 2016. After the 2018 World Cup he retired from the national team.[4]

Coaching career

After he retired playing in 2019 at UHC Hamburg he became the assistant coach for the first women's team of the Hamburg club. In August 2020 he was appointed as the assistant coach of the Netherlands women's national team.[5]

References
  1. "Keeper Vivaldi verlaat Den Bosch". nu.nl (in Dutch). NU.nl. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. "De overstap van… Rhett Halkett". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). Hoofdklasse Hockey Nederland. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Rhett Halkett Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  4. "SA men's squad named for FIH Hockey Series". www.sport24.co.za. sport24. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. "Rhett Halkett opvolger Lucas Judge als assistent Oranje Dames". hockey.nl (in Dutch). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.


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