New Zealand men's national field hockey team

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)	Dean Couzins; Glenn Turner
Manager	Kevin Marr
Captain	Blair Tarrant
Most caps	Shea McAleese (350)
Top scorer	Phil Burrows (150)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	9 (13 August 2022)
Highest	5 (2013)
Lowest	11 (2003)
First international
	New Zealand 5–4 Australia; (Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)
Olympic Games
Appearances	13 (first in 1956)
Best result	1st (1976)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1973)
Best result	7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014)
Oceania Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1999)
Best result	2nd (11 times)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Oceania Cup
Commonwealth Games
Hockey World League

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.

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

1956 – 6th place
1960 – 5th place
1964 – 13th place
1968 – 7th place
1972 – 9th place
1976 –
1984 – 7th place
1992 – 8th place
2004 – 6th place
2008 – 7th place
2012 – 9th place
2016 – 7th place
2020 – 9th place

World Cup

1973 – 7th place
1975 – 7th place
1982 – 7th place
1986 – 9th place
1998 – 10th place
2002 – 9th place
2006 – 8th place
2010 – 9th place
2014 – 7th place
2018 – 9th place
2023 – Qualified

Commonwealth Games

1998 – 6th place
2002 –
2006 – 5th place
2010 –
2014 – 4th place
2018 –
2022 – 5th place

World League

2012–13 –
2014–15 – 11th place
2016–17 – 12th place

Pro League

2019 – 8th place
2020–21 – 8th place
2021–22 – Withdrew
2022–23 – Qualified

Champions Trophy

1978 – 4th place
1983 – 6th place
1984 – 5th place
2004 – 6th place
2010 – 5th place
2011 – 4th place
2012 – 7th place

Champions Challenge

2003 – 4th place
2007 –
2009 –
2014 – 5th place

Oceania Cup

1999 –
2001 –
2003 –
2005 –
2007 –
2009 –
2011 –
2013 –
2015 –
2017 –
2019 –
2023 – Qualified

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

1991 – 4th place
1995 –
1996 – 4th place
1998 – 6th place
2000 – 6th place
2003 –
2005 – 4th place
2006 – 4th place
2008 –
2009 –
2011 – 4th place
2012 –
2013 – 4th place
2015 –
2016 –
2017 – 4th place

Players

Current squad

The following 18 players will represent New Zealand in the India leg of the 2022–23 FIH Pro League in Bhubaneswar from 28 October to 5 November.^[4]

All caps and goals current as of 7 August 2022, after the match against Wales.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Dominic Dixon	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 27)	5	0	Central Falcons
15	1GK	George Enersen	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33)	71	0	Southern Alpiners

13	2DF	Simon Yorston	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Southern Alpiners
18	2DF	Bradley Read	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)	45	0	Central Falcons
21	2DF	Kane Russell	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)	179	79	Southern Alpiners
22	2DF	Blair Tarrant (C)	(1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34)	229	5	Southern Alpiners
35	2DF	Charl Ulrich	(2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Northern Tridents

11	3MF	Jacob Smith	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)	104	16	Central Falcons
16	3MF	Aidan Sarikaya	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28)	58	3	Hauraki Mavericks
17	3MF	Nicholas Woods	(1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 28)	142	22	Hauraki Mavericks
19	3MF	Joseph Morrison	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 22)	6	0	Southern Alpiners
24	3MF	Sean Findlay	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22)	21	2	Central Falcons
31	3MF	Hayden Phillips	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26)	100	7

6	4FW	Simon Child	(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)	284	142	Hauraki Mavericks
9	4FW	Samuel Hiha	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 26)	14	1	Central Falcons
10	4FW	Kim Kingstone	(1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30)	22	2	Northern Tridents
12	4FW	Samuel Lane	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)	85	27	Southern Alpiners
23	4FW	Dylan Thomas	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)	44	3	Central Falcons

Notable players

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ "History of Hockey in Australia". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ "Hockey New Zealand". Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "SIMON CHILD RETURNS TO VANTAGE BLACK STICKS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

External links

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FIH profile

[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

[2] "History of Hockey in Australia". Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[3] "Hockey New Zealand". Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[4] "SIMON CHILD RETURNS TO VANTAGE BLACK STICKS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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