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| Born | 14 April 2000 Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Central | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Central | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | New Zealand U–21 | 7 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | New Zealand | 8 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hope Ralph (born 14 April 2000) [1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a forward. [2] [3] She attended Sacred Heart Girls' College in New Plymouth. [4]
In the Ford National Hockey League, Ralph plays for Central. [5]
Hope Ralph made her debut for the New Zealand U-21 team in 2018 during a Trans–Tasman test series against Australia in Hastings. [6] [3] She followed this up with an appearance at a Tri–Nations tournament in Canberra in December 2019. [7]
Ralph made her senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2020, during the second season of the FIH Pro League. [8] [6] She was also selected for the Black Sticks side who travelled to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [9] She scored a goal in her Olympic debut as the team won against Argentina. [10]
Ralph was selected to be part of the Future Champions programme administered by Sport Taranaki in 2017. [11] Ralph was a recipient of a Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarship in 2021 and was also named the AUT Sportswoman of the Year in 2021 which recognised her "high academic ability, outstanding athletic performance, and community contribution." [12]
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 28 February 2020 | Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand |  Argentina | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020 FIH Pro League | [13] |
| 2 | 1 March 2020 | 4–2 | 5–3 | [14] |
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