Jade Close

Jade Close (born 18 October 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. She plays club hockey for the NSW Arrows in the Australian Hockey League. She is a member of the Hockeyroos and has had 87 caps for the team. She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal Close, nicknamed Ruby, was born on 18 October 1987 in Wagga Wagga. She is from Penrith, New South Wales.

Field hockey Close is a striker, , she had 87 caps with the Australia women's national field hockey team. She played in Australia's 1–4 loss to the Netherlands.

Close was named to the Australia women's national field hockey squad that will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, making her debut as a twenty-four-year-old. In preparation for the Games, she participated in a four-week Perth-based training camp in June and . She and her team-mates were scheduled to leave for the London Games on 17 July.