User:Axxter99/List of nicknames used in field hockey

Field hockey has a rich tradition of using nicknames. This is a list of nicknames used in international field hockey.

Teams

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Country Team (link to team / event) Nickname (link for origin)
Argentina Men's Los Leones (The Lions)[1]
Women's Las Leonas (The Lionesses)
Women's Under-21 Las Leoncitas ("the baby lionesses" or "the lioness cubs")
Australia Men's The Kookaburras[2][3][4]
Women's Hockeyroos[2][3]
men's Under-21 Burras[2]
Women's Under-21 Jillaroos[2]
Belgium Men's Red Lions
Women's Red Panthers
Men's Under-21 Young Red Lions
Women's Under-21 Young Red Panthers
Canada Men's Red Caribou
Women's Under-21 Wolf Pups
Chile Men's La Roja (The Red)
Women's Las Diablas (The Devils)
France men Les Bleus
women
India Men's Men in Blue
Bharat Army
Women's Nabhvarna
Italy Men's Gli Azzurri (The Blues)
Ireland Men's The Green Machine [5]
Germany Men's Honamas
Women's Die Danas
Netherlands Men's Oranje
Women's Under-21 Jong Oranje Dames (Young Orange Women)
New Zealand Men's Black Sticks
Women's Vantage Black Sticks
Spain Men's Redsticks
South Africa Men's AmaStokkie[6][7]

Officials, umpires and commentators

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Supporters

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Players

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Following is arranged according to last names.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Río 2016. Los Leones, de oro: le ganaron 4-2 a Bélgica y son campeones olímpicos". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Programs". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b "National Teams". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 3 November 2007. Retrieved 23 November 2007.
  4. ^ "All that you ever wanted to know about hockey in and around Australia". playinghockey.com.au. 2006. Archived from the original on 23 December 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2008. There are four national hockey teams in Australia, Kookaburras Australian Men's Hockey Team, Hockeyroos is the Australian Women's Hockey Team, Jillaroos is the Australian Under 21 Women's Team and Burras is the Australian Under 21 Men's Team.
  5. ^ "Get To Know The Green Machine". www.hockey.ie. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. ^ "SA Hockey teams seal 2020 Olympic qualification – Daily Worthing". Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2021: deux premières médailles pour l'Afrique du Sud, le Tunisien Hafnaoui à l'arrêt". RFI (in French). 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  8. ^ "Find out about India's hockey wizard". bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Dhyan Chand – The Legend Lives On". bhartiyahockey.org.
  10. ^ "National Sports Day: PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Major Dhyan Chand on birth anniversary". Indian Express. 29 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Remembering Dhyan Chand, the magician". rediff.com. 28 August 2010.


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