Jethro Eustice
{{short description|South African field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Jethro Eustice
| image = File:Jethro Eustice 2024.jpg
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| caption = 2024 - Indoor IPT Men's A-Section: KZN Raiders v Mpumalanga
| full_name = Jethro Ray Eustice
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|11|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Benoni, South Africa
| height =
| weight =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = [[Burnside (hockey club)|Burnside, Adelaide,
South Australia ]]
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = South Africa
| nationalcaps1 = 171
| nationalgoals1 = 35
| nationalyears2 = 2013–present
| nationalteam2 = South Africa (indoor)
| nationalcaps2 = 58
| nationalgoals2 = 43
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Nairobi|}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Ismailia|}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Accra|}}
{{MedalSport|Men's indoor hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Indoor World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2025 Poreč|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Indoor Africa Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Swakopmund|}}
{{MedalGold|2021 Durban|}}
{{MedalSilver|2024 Swakopmund|}}
| updated = 5 June 2022
}}
Jethro Ray Eustice (born 1 November 1989) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a defender for the South African national team. He is also a former cricket player for KZN Inland.{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jethro-eustice-379899 | title=Jethro Eustice Profile - Cricket Player South Africa | Stats, Records, Video }}
He represented them in the 2014 Rabobank Men's Hockey World Cup in Den Haag, the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow and the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.{{cite web |title=EUSTICE Jethro |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/1363 |website=tms.fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=15 December 2018}}
During the Spain vs South Africa match, Jethro earned his 150th cap.{{Cite web |title=FIH Pro League {{!}} Spain secure victory in Terrassa - South African Hockey Association |url=https://www.sahockey.co.za/sa-teams/sa-men/847-fih-pro-league-spain-secure-victory-in-terrassa |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=www.sahockey.co.za}}
He also played provincial under 19 cricket for KZN Inland, where he had captained the side against Free State U19 in Bloemfontein. He is the grandson of former Transvaal cricketer [http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44975.html Raymond Eustice]
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External links
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- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|id=54292}}
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