I've registered on this fantastic site for a few months now but never seem to get round to introducing myself. So here goes - I'm Darren. Many in hockey call me Daz. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. Moved up here from Wellington earlier this year. For the sake of convenience (and comparison), I decided to cut and paste parts of Andrew's (amc32) "outed" message and added my own details...

1982 (4 July) I was born. In Singapore.
1983 amc32 started playing as a schoolboy. It was a good year for me - lying in bed most of the time, fed often and was cuddled, pampered and adored by women.
1984 amc32 played in first ever schools national championships in NZ...that’s the head-start NZ has got in terms of junior player development. I was learning how to walk, run, talk - very much development for me too.
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1988 amc32 was selected for NZ men’s team, played in every test NZ played until 1991.
1989 amc32 completed the level 1 refs course. I started primary school.
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1992 amc32 refereed at world champs. My family moved to Wellington, New Zealand.
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1998 amc32 finished coaching junior teams. Friends at Wellington College (a school which amc32 coached for a few years) started asking me to play UWH. Politely declined as I had no idea what the game was about.
1999 I tried UWH for the first time - almost drowned as I had never used a snorkel (Oh, you have to blow out?). Went on to play my first ever UWH game at the Wet Day Out, organised by atapene.
2000 I played at my first, and only, schools national championships held in Wellington.
2001 amc32 got one of the top coaching jobs in NZ – the national men’s side.
2002 I was selected by amc32 for local provincial ‘A’ team.
2003 selected for NZ Men's team for TTs in Hobart
2004 played at Worlds for NZ Men's
2005-2006 short semi-hiatus (still played locally/regionally) to complete LLB / BBMedSc (Hons) at Victoria University
2007 started working at a corporate law firm. Played at TTs... Now training/trialling for Worlds 2008.

There you go - my life story, all tangled up with hockey. Love the game and I can't wait to hop around different continents to play it. Keep up the great work on the site!

Daz