Nicholas James Budgeon (born 28 December 1987) is a former

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player from

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, who plays as a defender.

Personal life

Nicholas Budgeon was born and raised in

Launceston, Tasmania Launceston () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk River, North Esk and South Esk River, South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River, Tasmania, Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, the Launc ...

. He plays as a defender, and also specialises in

drag flick Drag flicking is a scoring technique in the sport of field hockey. It was first seen in the late 1980s in Australia. It is used as an attacking technique, mainly within penalty corner involving two main components known as the scoop and flick. The ...

ing.

Career

Australian Hockey League

At domestic level, Nicholas Budgeon has represented both his home state

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

, and

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

in the

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. From 2011 to 2013, Budgeon was a member of the

Tassie Tigers Tassie Tigers is an Australian professional field hockey club based in Hobart, Tasmania. The club joined the Australian Hockey League in 1992 as a men's team. In 2019, the Tassie Tigers expanded to encompass both Tasmanian men's and women's teams ...

. In 2016, he transitioned to the WA Thundersticks.

Kookaburras

Nicholas Budgeon made his senior international debut for the

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in 2013 at the

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event from 1998, following its growth and popularity. The t ...

. Following his debut, Budgeon continued to represent Australia until 2015, most notably winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Champions Trophy.

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* * * 1987 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders HC Den Bosch players HGC (field hockey) players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players Australian expatriate field hockey players Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Place of birth missing (living people) Men's Belgian Hockey League players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub