Nathan Ephraums – Youngest Member of the Kookaburras’ (Hockey) Squad for Australia
Sent to eLanka by Victor Melder, who received this note from Nathan’s father, Dave Ephraums.
Nathan’s Grand-father was Ronald Bertram Ephraums his grand-mothers name was Ruth Anne Bella De Hoedt
Nathan’s Dad’s name is Dave Ronald Peter Ephraums and his wife’s name is Petra Toxopeus who was born in the Nederland’s and migrated to Australia.
Joshua Pieter Ephraums is Nathan’s elder brother who also represented Victoria in hockey all the way through to under twenty 21 state level.
Photo and content Source: Commonwealth Games – https://commonwealthgames.com.au/athletes/nathan-ephraums/
Nathan Ephraums
Nathan Ephraums (hockey) will be the youngest member of the Kookaburras’ squad when he makes his Commonwealth Games debut in Birmingham, just over a month after turning 23. Nephy’s hockey skills were apparent when he was selected for the firsts hockey team at Haileybury College in Melbourne when he was in year 7 – making him the youngest on the team by quite a gap. In the under-13 and under-15 age groups, the young striker was playing in both indoor and outdoor Victorian teams. He was included in the Australian Futures squad in 2015 before moving on to the Australian under-21 team in 2017 and 2018. He made his Kookaburras debut against Great Britain in Sydney in February 2020. Nathan is studying social work at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
SPORT / DISCIPLINE : Hockey
BIRTH PLACE : Sandringham
BIRTH STATE : VIC
DATE OF BIRTH : 09/06/1999
AGE : 24
