Andrea Rushton (born December 10, 1979, in

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) is a

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player from

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, who was selected in the Junior Women's National Team for the 1999 National Camp and series against The United States Junior Team. Rushton is a defence player, who first started playing hockey in 1987 in Victoria Junior Development Program.

International senior tournaments

* 2001 – Americas Cup, Jamaica (3rd) * 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville, France (10th) * 2002 –

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, Manchester (7th) * 2003 –

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, Santo Domingo (5th) * 2004 – Pan Am Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados (3rd) * 2006 –

, Melbourne, Australia (8th) * 2007 –

, Rio de Janeiro (5th)

References

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