New Zealand men's national field hockey team

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New Zealand
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Nickname(s)Black Sticks
Association New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation OHF (Oceania)
Head Coach Greg Nicol
Assistant coach(es)Gregg Clark
Mike Delaney
Shea McAleese
ManagerDavid Stones
Captain Nic Woods
Most caps Phil Burrows (343)
Top scorer Phil Burrows (150)
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 10 Steady2.svg (22 July 2024) [1]
Highest5 (2013)
Lowest13 (2023)
First international
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 5–4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
(Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922) [2]
Olympic Games
Appearances14 (first in 1956 )
Best result1st (1976)
World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1973 )
Best result7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014, 2023)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999 )
Best result2nd (12 times)

The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, [3] is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.

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At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, they upset Australia to win gold, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold medal. They have also won silver and bronze at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

World Cup

Commonwealth Games

World League

Pro League

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge

Oceania Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [4]

Head coach: Flag of New Zealand.svg Greg Nicol

All caps and goals current as of 9 June 2024, following the match against France.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GK Dominic Dixon (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27)350 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay

4DF Dane Lett (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 33)1285 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington
8DF Charlie Morrison (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21)230 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
13DF Simon Yorston (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)250 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
17DF Nicholas Woods (captain) (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 28)17324 Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato
21DF Kane Russell (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)21089 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago
22DF Blair Tarrant (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34)2666 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago

11FW Jacob Smith (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)12634 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington
19MF Joseph Morrison (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 22)311 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
24MF Sean Findlay (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)475 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay
31MF Hayden Phillips (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26)13312 Flag of New Zealand.svg Horowhenua

2FW Scott Boyde (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 29)297 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Blaze
6FW Simon Child (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)306146 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland
12FW Samuel Lane (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)11039 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury
29FW Hugo Inglis (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)26075 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago
37FW Isaac Houlbrooke (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 22)285 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour

The following three players were listed as reserves for the Olympic Games:

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
20GK Leon Hayward (reserve) (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)610 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland

18DF Bradley Read (reserve) (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)611 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington
34DF Malachi Buschl (reserve) (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24)320 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK George Enersen (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33)850 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia; 11 May 2024

DF David Brydon (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28)892 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
DF Scott Cosslett (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21)122 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour v. Flag of France.svg  France; 9 June 2024
DF Benjamin Culhane (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)150 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago v. Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea; 8 May 2024

MF Aidan Sarikaya (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28)873 Flag of New Zealand.svg Thames Valley v. Flag of France.svg  France; 9 June 2024

FW George Baker (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 21)204 Flag of New Zealand.svg Canterbury v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
FW Jonty Elmes (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 19)127 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay v. Flag of France.svg  France; 9 June 2024
FW Connor Greentree (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)171 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands; 28 June 2023
FW Samuel Hiha (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 26)424 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay v. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan; 21 January 2024
FW Dylan Thomas (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)566 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hawke's Bay v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
MF Luke Holmes (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21)61 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
MF Patrick Ward (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 21)90 Flag of New Zealand.svg Otago v. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia; 11 May 2024

FW Kim Kingstone (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30)375 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland v. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Notable players

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References

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  2. "History of Hockey in Australia" . Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. "Hockey New Zealand" . Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. "PARIS BOUND - MIX OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE IN NZ MEN'S HOCEKY TEAM". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.