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New Zealand women's national field hockey team

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

New Zealand
Nickname(s)Vantage Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachPhil Burrows
Assistant coach(es)Bryce Collins
Shea McAleese
Verity Sharland
ManagerDenise Leggat
CaptainMegan Hull
Olivia Merry
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FIH ranking
Current 11 Decrease 2 (12 March 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1984)
Best result4th (2012, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983)
Best result4th (1986)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)

Tournament records edit

World Cup[2]
Year Host city Position
1983   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th
1986   Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
1990   Sydney, Australia 7th
1998   Utrecht, Netherlands 6th
2002   Perth, Australia 11th
2010   Rosario, Argentina 7th
2014   The Hague, Netherlands 5th
2018   London, England 11th
2022   Terrassa, Spain
  Amstelveen, Netherlands 		5th
Champions Trophy[3]
Year Host city Position
1987   Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
1999   Brisbane, Australia 5th
2000   Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2001   Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2002   Macau, China 5th
2004   Rosario, Argentina 6th
2006   Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2010   Nottingham, England 5th
2011   Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2012   Rosario, Argentina 6th
2014   Mendoza, Argentina 4th
2016   London, United Kingdom 6th
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semi-final   Rotterdam, Netherlands 4th
Final   San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 5th
2014–15 Semi-final   Antwerp, Belgium 4th
Final   Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2016–17 Semi-final   Brussels, Belgium 3rd
Final   Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019   Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2020–21 N/A 6th
2021–22 N/A Withdrew
2022–23 N/A 8th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980   Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984   Los Angeles, United States 6th
1992   Barcelona, Spain 8th
2000   Sydney, Australia 6th
2004   Athens, Greece 6th
2008   Beijing, China 12th
2012   London, United Kingdom 4th
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th
2020   Tokyo, Japan 8th
2024   Paris, France DNQ
Commonwealth Games[7]
Year Host city Position
1998   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2002   Manchester, England 4th
2006   Melbourne, Australia 3rd
2010   New Delhi, India 2nd
2014   Glasgow, Scotland 3rd
2018   Gold Coast, Australia 1st
2022   Birmingham, England 4th
Oceania Cup[8]
Year Host city Position
1999   Sydney, Australia 2nd
2001   Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
2003   Melbourne, Australia
  Auckland, New Zealand 		2nd
2005   Sydney, Australia
  Auckland, New Zealand 		2nd
2007   Buderim, Australia 1st
2009   Invercargill, New Zealand 1st
2011   Hobart, Australia 1st
2013   Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2015   Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2017   Sydney, Australia 2nd
2019   Rockhampton, Australia 1st
2023   Whangārei, New Zealand 2nd
Champions Challenge I[9]
Year Host city Position
2003   Catania, Italy 4th
2005   Virginia Beach, United States 1st
2007   Baku, Azerbaijan 5th
2009   Cape Town, South Africa 1st

Team edit

Current squad edit

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.[10]

The remainder of the national squad follows, including players on both international and event contracts.[11]

All caps and goals current as of 19 January 2024, after the match against Italy.

FIH Olympic Qualifiers Squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
15 GK Grace O'Hanlon (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 31) 109 0   Hauraki Mavericks
10 GK Brooke Roberts (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 29) 36 0   Northern Tridents
5 DF Frances Davies (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27) 122 4   Klein Zwitserland
11 DF Casey Crowley (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) 25 0   Central Falcons
16 DF Elizabeth Thompson (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 29) 220 12   Hauraki Mavericks
17 DF Stephanie Dickins (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29) 69 7   Northern Tridents
20 DF Megan Hull (captain) (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 27) 80 9   Central Falcons
1 MF Tarryn Davey (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28) 104 3   Klein Zwitserland
2 MF Olivia Shannon (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 22) 76 14   Central Falcons
13 MF Samantha Child (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) 272 9   Midlands
22 MF Katie Doar (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 22) 64 3   Canberra Chill
28 MF Hannah Gravenall (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 35) 7 1   HC Melbourne
33 MF Julia King (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 (age 31) 141 9   Adelaide Fire
4 FW Olivia Merry (captain) (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32) 282 128   Southern Alpiners
6 FW Hope Ralph (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 24) 52 8   Central Falcons
8 FW Hannah Cotter (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 20) 24 6   HC Melbourne
21 FW Alia Jaques (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 28) 40 5   Hauraki Mavericks
32 FW Rose Tynan (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27) 34 5   Northern Tridents

International Contracts edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
27 FW Holly Pearson (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25) 31 1   North Harbour

Event contracts edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
38 GK Kirsten Nation (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 28) 3 0   Southern Alpiners
18 DF Anna Crowley (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24) 17 0   Southern Alpiners
26 DF Kaitlin Cotter (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22) 30 4   Canberra Chill
34 DF Tayla White (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 27) 20 1   Hauraki Mavericks
42 DF Isabella Gill (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Adelaide Fire
40 FW Petrea Neal (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 (age 36) 153 38   North Harbour
36 FW Anna Willocks (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 27) 5 0   Canterbury

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have received call-ups in the last 12 months:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Paige Blake (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 20) 3 0   North Harbour v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Leah Butt (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 (age 27) 5 0   Southern Alpiners v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Riana Pho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 18) 10 0   Wellington v.   Germany; 28 June 2023
MF Emma Findlay (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) 8 0   Waikato v.   Netherlands; 27 June 2023
MF Aniwaka Haumaha RET (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) 85 0   Central Falcons v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
MF Alexandra Lukin (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 26) 18 1   Hauraki Mavericks v.   United States; 25 February 2023
MF Tessa Jopp (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28) 48 2   Southern Alpiners v.   China; 26 February 2023
MF Tessa Reid (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 20) 4 0   Canterbury v.   Australia; 30 April 2023
FW Madison Doar (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 24) 47 6   Canberra Chill v.   Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Tyler Lench (1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 (age 26) 23 1   Northern Tridents v.   Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Kelsey Smith (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 (age 29) 112 15   Central Falcons v.   Australia; 13 August 2023

Records edit

Highest Capped Players[12]
Rank Player Games
1 Stacey Michelsen 296
2 Olivia Merry 282
3 Emily Gaddum 274
4 Samantha Child 272
5 Anita McLaren 271
6 Kayla Whitelock 256
7 Gemma McCaw 250
8 Suzie Muirhead 238
9 Charlotte Harrison 222
10 Krystal Forgesson 220
Highest Goal Scorers[13]
Rank Player Goals
1 Olivia Merry 124
2 Anita McLaren 105
3 Krystal Forgesson 77
Katie Glynn
5 Gemma McCaw 72
6 Charlotte Harrison 65
7 Kayla Whitelock 63
8 Niniwa Roberts 47
9 Samantha Harrison 42
10 Suzie Muirhead 41

Notable players edit

Results edit

Past results edit

Fixtures and Results edit

USA Test Series edit

9 December 2023 Test Match United States   3–4   New Zealand Charlotte, United States
14:00 B. DeBerdine   12'
Yeager   50'
Caarls   55'		 Report Hull   19'
Shannon   31'
Merry   41'
Jaques   44'		 Stadium: UNC Charlotte
10 December 2023 Test Match United States   5–4   New Zealand Charlotte, United States
14:00 Hoffman   5', 17'
Golini   19'
Grega   30'
Sessa   42'		 Report Hull   26'
Gravenall   55'
Merry   59', 60'		 Stadium: UNC Charlotte

FIH Olympic Qualifiers edit

13 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand   3–0   Italy Ranchi, India
17:00 Davies   7', 51'
Dickins   53'		 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
14 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand   1–3   India Ranchi, India
19:30 Hull   9' Report Sangita   1'
Udita   12'
Beauty   14'		 Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
16 January 2024 Pool B United States   1–0   New Zealand Ranchi, India
17:00 Yeager   17' Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
18 January 2024 Crossover New Zealand   2–0   Czech Republic Ranchi, India
13:30 Doar   57'
Child   60'		 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
19 January 2024 Fifth Place Match Italy   1–3   New Zealand Ranchi, India
13:30 Pessina   21' Report Tynan   7'
Merry   10'
Cotter   31'		 Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium

Japan Test Series edit

13 April 2024 Test Match New Zealand   1–1   Japan Auckland, New Zealand
16:10 Shannon   13' Report Kobayakawa   55' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
14 April 2024 Test Match New Zealand   2–1   Japan Auckland, New Zealand
16:10 Davies   35'
Tynan   56'		 Report Hasegawa   56' Stadium: National Hockey Centre

FIH Nations Cup edit

3 June 2024 Pool B New Zealand   v   Chile Terrassa, Spain
10:30 Report
4 June 2024 Pool B Japan   v   New Zealand Terrassa, Spain
13:00 Report
6 June 2024 Pool B New Zealand   v   Canada Terrassa, Spain
10:30 Report
8 June 2024 Semi-final/Crossover New Zealand   v TBD Terrassa, Spain
9 June 2024 Classification Match TBD v   New Zealand Terrassa, Spain

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Home – FIH".
  3. ^ "Home – FIH".
  4. ^ "Home – FIH".
  5. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Home – FIH".
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Home – FIH".
  10. ^ "PARIS ON THE LINE – VANTAGE BLACK STICKS REVEAL SQUADS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS ANNOUNCE SQUADS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL QUALIFIER". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
  13. ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.

External links edit

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