New Zealand men's national under-21 field hockey team

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Association New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation OHF (Oceania)
Head CoachMike Delaney
Junior World Cup
Appearances 1982 (first in 7)
Best result4th (2009)

The New Zealandmen's national under-21 field hockey team, represents New Zealand in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in New Zealand, Hockey New Zealand, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Future Black Sticks U21.

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The team's first recorded appearance was at the Junior World Cup was in 1982, where the team finished 10th. Later, they finished 9th in 2001, 4th in 2009, 7th in 2013 and 9th in 2016. [1] Their last appearance was in 2023, and in 2025, they are 12th in the FIH junior world ranking ahead of the event in India. [1] [2]

The current squad qualified for the 2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup at Tamil Nadu, India by finishing second in the Junior Oceania Cup 2025.

Current squad

The squad was announced on 29 September 2025 in 2025 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. [3]

Head coach: Mike Delaney

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
1 Ryan Parr (2005-03-05)5 March 2005 (aged 20)29
2 Dean Clarkson (2005-04-05)5 April 2005 (aged 20)15
4 Owen Brown (2005-08-02)2 August 2005 (aged 20)15
5 Scott Illerbrun (2006-04-29)29 April 2006 (aged 19)6
7 Javahn Jones (2004-10-13)13 October 2004 (aged 21)15
8 Milan Patel (2004-02-08)8 February 2004 (aged 21)15
11 Jakarta Klebert (2004-12-12)12 December 2004 (aged 21)9
12 Finlay Neale (2006-02-28)28 February 2006 (aged 19)9
13 Sam Lints (2004-03-04)4 March 2004 (aged 21)29
14DF Bradley Rothwell (2004-11-11)11 November 2004 (aged 21)15
16 Jordan Whittleston (2004-12-29)29 December 2004 (aged 21)18
18 Rocco Ludolph (2004-12-31)31 December 2004 (aged 21)9
19FW Jonty Elmes (2004-11-10)10 November 2004 (aged 21)17
20 Aiden Bax (2005-09-04)4 September 2005 (aged 20)26
21MF Gus Nelson (2004-03-31)31 March 2004 (aged 21)26
22 Nicholas Stephenson (2004-06-14)14 June 2004 (aged 21)6
23GK Matthew Ruetsch (2004-12-30)30 December 2004 (aged 21)15
24GK Hugh Nixon (2004-07-28)28 July 2004 (aged 21)6

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2023 FIH Junior World Cup (M) New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hockey men's junior world cup - Tamil Nadu 2025" (PDF). www.fih.hockey.
  3. ↑ "Future Black Sticks U21 Teams Named for FIH Junior World Cups". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

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