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New Zealand men's national field hockey team

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New Zealand
Nickname(s)Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachGreg Nicol
Assistant coach(es)Gregg Clark
Mike Delaney
Shea McAleese
ManagerDavid Stones
CaptainNic Woods
Most capsPhil Burrows (343)
Top scorerPhil Burrows (150)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 12 Steady (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest5 (2013)
Lowest13 (2023)
First international
New Zealand  5–4  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.

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

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Summer Olympics

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World Cup

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Commonwealth Games

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World League

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Pro League

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FIH Hockey Nations Cup

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Champions Trophy

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Champions Challenge

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Oceania Cup

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Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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Team

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Current squad

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

Head coach: New Zealand Greg Nicol

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
1 GK Dominic Dixon (1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28) 35 0 New Zealand Hawke's Bay

4 DF Dane Lett (1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34) 128 5 New Zealand Wellington
8 DF Charlie Morrison (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21) 23 0 New Zealand Canterbury
13 DF Simon Yorston (2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24) 25 0 New Zealand Canterbury
17 DF Nicholas Woods (captain) (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29) 173 24 New Zealand Waikato
21 DF Kane Russell (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32) 210 89 New Zealand Otago
22 DF Blair Tarrant (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34) 266 6 New Zealand Otago

11 FW Jacob Smith (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33) 126 34 New Zealand Wellington
19 MF Joseph Morrison (2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23) 31 1 New Zealand Canterbury
24 MF Sean Findlay (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23) 47 5 New Zealand Hawke's Bay
31 MF Hayden Phillips (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26) 133 12 New Zealand Horowhenua

2 FW Scott Boyde (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30) 29 7 Australia Brisbane Blaze
6 FW Simon Child (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36) 306 146 New Zealand Auckland
12 FW Samuel Lane (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27) 110 39 New Zealand Canterbury
29 FW Hugo Inglis (1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) 260 75 New Zealand Otago
37 FW Isaac Houlbrooke (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23) 28 5 New Zealand North Harbour

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

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps GoalsClub
20 GK Leon Hayward (reserve) (1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34) 61 0 New Zealand Auckland

18 DF Bradley Read (reserve) (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29) 61 1 New Zealand Wellington
34 DF Malachi Buschl (reserve) (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) 32 0 New Zealand Otago

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK George Enersen (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) 85 0 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024

DF David Brydon (1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28) 89 2 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
DF Scott Cosslett (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21) 12 2 New Zealand North Harbour v.  France; 9 June 2024
DF Benjamin Culhane (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) 15 0 New Zealand Otago v.  South Korea; 8 May 2024

MF Aidan Sarikaya (1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28) 87 3 New Zealand Thames Valley v.  France; 9 June 2024

FW George Baker (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 22) 20 4 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
FW Jonty Elmes (2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20) 12 7 New Zealand Hawke's Bay v.  France; 9 June 2024
FW Connor Greentree (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25) 17 1 New Zealand North Harbour v.  Netherlands; 28 June 2023
FW Samuel Hiha (1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27) 42 4 New Zealand Hawke's Bay v.  Pakistan; 21 January 2024
FW Dylan Thomas (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) 56 6 New Zealand Hawke's Bay v.  Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Luke Holmes (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22) 6 1 New Zealand Auckland v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
MF Patrick Ward (2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 21) 9 0 New Zealand Otago v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024

FW Kim Kingstone (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30) 37 5 New Zealand Auckland v.  Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  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.
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