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)Mike Delaney
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 11 Steady2.svg (2 December 2023) [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
Appearances13 (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

Champions Trophy

Champions Challenge

Oceania Cup

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Team

Current squad

The following 18 players were named on 7 December 2022 for the 2023 World Cup from 13 to 29 January 2023 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India. [4]

Head coach: Flag of South Africa.svg Greg Nicol [5]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1GK Dom Dixon (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27)90
4DF Dane Lett (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 33)992
6FW Simon Child (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 35)288144
7MF Nick Ross (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990 (age 33)1384
8DF Charlie Morrison (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 20)00
9FW Sam Hiha (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 26)181
10FW Kim Kingston (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 29)262
11FW Jake Smith (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 32)10818
12FW Sam Lane (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 26)8930 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oranje-Rood
13DF Simon Yorston (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 23)80
16MF Aidan Sarikaya (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 27)623 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger Polo Club
17MF Nic Woods (Captain) (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 28)14623 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger Polo Club
19MF Joe Morrison (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 22)90
20GK Leon Hayward (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 33)240
21DF Kane Russell (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 31)18390 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger Polo Club
22DF Blair Tarrant (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 33)2335 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger Polo Club
24MF Sean Findlay (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)252 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Oranje-Rood
26MF Connor Greentree (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 24)20
31MF Hayden Phillips (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 25)1048

Notable players

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References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  2. "History of Hockey in Australia" . Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. "Hockey New Zealand" . Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  4. "Men's World Cup Squad". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. "Team Roster New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. 13 January 2023. p. 13. Retrieved 13 January 2023.