New Zealand women's national field hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname Black Sticks
Association New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation OHF (Oceania)
Coach Mark Hager
Assistant coach Chris Leslie
Greg Nicol
Captain Kayla Whitelock
FIH ranking 4
　
First kit
　
Second kit

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Women, represents New Zealand in international women's field hockey (known in New Zealand as simply hockey). The team's best performances include a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of June 2014, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Year Location Position
1980 Moscow Did not compete
1984 Los Angeles 6th
1988 Seoul Did not compete
1992 Barcelona 8th
1996 Atlanta Did not compete
2000 Sydney 6th
2004 Athens 6th
2008 Beijing 12th
2012 London 4th

World League

Year Location Position
2012–14 San Miguel de Tucumán 5th

Commonwealth Games

Year Location Position
1998 Kuala Lumpur 3rd
2002 Manchester 4th
2006 Melbourne 4th
2010 Delhi 2nd
2014 Glasgow 3rd

World Cup

Year Location Position
1974 Mandelieu Did not compete
1976 Berlin
1978 Madrid
1981 Buenos Aires
1983 Kuala Lumpur 8th
1986 Amstelveen 4th
1990 Sydney 7th
1994 Dublin Did not compete
1998 Utrecht 6th
2002 Perth 11th
2006 Madrid Did not compete
2010 Rosario 7th
2014 The Hague 5th

Oceania Hockey Cup

Year Location Position
1999 Sydney 2nd
2001 Wellington
Auckland
Hamilton 		2nd
2003 Melbourne
Auckland
Whangarei 		2nd
2005 Suva 2nd
2007 Buderim 1st
2009 Invercargill 1st
2011 Hobart 1st
2013 Stratford 2nd

Champions Trophy

Year Location Position
1987 Amstelveen 6th
Did not compete between 1989 and 1997
1999 Brisbane 5th
2000 Amstelveen 6th
2001 Amstelveen 5th
2002 Macau 5th
2003 Sydney Did not compete
2004 Rosario 5th
2005 Canberra Did not compete
2006 Amstelveen 6th
Did not compete between 2007 and 2009
2010 Nottingham 5th
2011 Amsterdam 3rd
2012 Rosario 6th
2014 Mendoza 4th

Champions Challenge

Year Location Position
2003 Catania 4th
2005 Virginia Beach 1st
2007 Baku 5th
2009 Cape Town 1st

Current roster

2014–15 Black Sticks Women national squad
(Caps as of 2 October 2014)[1]
Num. Name Pos. NHL team Date of birth (age) Caps
4 Merry, OliviaOlivia Merry F Canterbury 16 March 1992 58
5 Glynn, KatieKatie Glynn F Auckland 14 March 1989 134
6 Webster, PetreaPetrea Webster F North Harbour 30 March 1988 78
7 Roberts, AniwakaAniwaka Roberts D Capital 22 April 1989 34
8 Rutherford, SallySally Rutherford GK Midlands 5 June 1981 78
9 Neal, BrookeBrooke Neal D Midlands 4 July 1992 17
10 Gibson, AmeliaAmelia Gibson GK Canterbury 5 July 1991 26
12 Gunson, EllaElla Gunson D Northland 9 July 1989 84
13 Charlton, SamanthaSamantha Charlton D Midlands 7 December 1991 104
14 Curtis, MichaelaMichaela Curtis F Central 21 October 1993 18
15 King, JuliaJulia King M Auckland 8 December 1992 63
16 Thompson, ElizabethElizabeth Thompson D Auckland 8 December 1994 42
17 Cocks, SophieSophie Cocks F Canterbury 25 July 1994 44
19 Dennison, RhiannonRhiannon Dennison D North Harbour 14 April 1993 57
21 Barnett, GeorgiaGeorgia Barnett GK Central 1993/1994 (age 20–21) 5
22 Flynn, GemmaGemma Flynn M Midlands 2 May 1990 185
24 Keddell, RoseRose Keddell D Auckland 31 January 1994 55
26 Hayward, PippaPippa Hayward D Canterbury 23 May 1990 35
27 Grant, JordanJordan Grant F Canterbury 22 March 1991 25
31 Michelsen, StaceyStacey Michelsen M Northland 18 February 1991 151
32 Punt, AnitaAnita Punt M Capital 2 October 1987 171

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women (As at 24 April 2014)". Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

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