Richard Petherick (born 4 April 1986) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.
While at Hamilton Boys' High School Petherick played for regional and national representative teams.
He earned his first cap for the national men's team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2005 against Malaysia.
He also gained selection for both the Sultan Azlan Shah tournament in May and for the European tour in July.
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