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New Zealand men's national field hockey team

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New Zealand
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NicknameBlack Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
CoachDarren Smith
Assistant coach(es)Bryce Collins
ManagerKevin Marr
CaptainBlair Tarrant
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 8 Steady (21 December 2020)[1]
Highest5 (2013)
Lowest11 (2003)
Olympic Games
Appearances13 (first in 1956)
Best result1st (1976)
World Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1973)
Best result7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result2nd (11 times)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 0 0
Oceania Cup 0 11 0
Commonwealth Games 0 2 1
Hockey World League 0 1 0
Total 1 14 1
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Brisbane
Silver medal – second place 2001 Melbourne
Silver medal – second place 2003 Christchurch–Wellington
Silver medal – second place 2005 Suva
Silver medal – second place 2007 Buderim
Silver medal – second place 2009 Invercargill
Silver medal – second place 2011 Hobart
Silver medal – second place 2013 Stratford
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stratford
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sydney
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 New Delhi Team
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 New Dehli Team

The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men,[2] 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 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 1984 – 7th place
  • 1992 – 8th place
  • 2004 – 6th place
  • 2008 – 7th place
  • 2012 – 9th place
  • 2016 – 7th place
  • 2020 – Qualified

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

Commonwealth Games

  • 1998 – 6th place
  • 2002 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2006 – 5th place
  • 2010 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2014 – 4th place
  • 2018 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

World League

  • 2012–13 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2014–15 – 11th place
  • 2016–17 – 12th place

FIH Pro League

  • 2019 – 8th place
  • 2020–21 – 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 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2009 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2014 – 5th place

Oceania Cup

  • 1999 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2001 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2003 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2005 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2007 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2009 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2011 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2013 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2015 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2017 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2019 – 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2021 – Qualified

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

  • 1991 – 4th place
  • 1995 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 1996 – 4th place
  • 1998 – 6th place
  • 2000 – 6th place
  • 2003 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2005 – 4th place
  • 2006 – 4th place
  • 2008 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2009 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2011 – 4th place
  • 2012 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2013 – 4th place
  • 2015 – 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2016 – 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2017 – 4th place

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named on 26 February 2020 for the FIH Pro League matches against Argentina on 28 February and 1 March 2020.[3]

Caps updated as of 1 March 2020, after the match against Argentina.

Head coach: Darren Smith

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
8 GK Richard Joyce 30 July 1992 86 Belgium Racing
34 GK Leon Hayward 23 April 1990 7 New Zealand Auckland
2 DF Cory Bennett 12 July 1991 113 New Zealand North Harbour
3 DF David Brydon 27 June 1996 53 New Zealand Canterbury
4 DF Dane Lett 29 August 1990 77 New Zealand Capital
18 DF Brad Read 4 February 1995 34 New Zealand Capital
19 DF George Connell 5 June 1990 7 New Zealand Canterbury
20 DF Dwayne Rowsell 8 October 1991 31 New Zealand Auckland
25 DF Shea McAleese (Vice-captain) 7 August 1984 310 New Zealand Central
7 MF Nick Ross 26 July 1990 130 New Zealand Southern
10 MF Steve Edwards 25 January 1986 216 New Zealand North Harbour
13 MF Marcus Child 2 March 1991 171 New Zealand Auckland
14 MF Jared Panchia 18 October 1993 134 New Zealand Auckland
16 MF Aidan Sarikaya 3 July 1996 46 New Zealand
6 FW Simon Child 16 April 1988 284 New Zealand Auckland
11 FW Jacob Smith 3 April 1991 86 New Zealand Capital
12 FW Sam Lane 30 April 1997 65 New Zealand Canterbury
23 FW Dylan Thomas 14 February 1996 27 New Zealand Central
28 FW Dominic Newman 7 November 1996 58 New Zealand Canterbury
30 FW George Muir 24 February 1994 141 New Zealand North Harbour

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months or are part of the current training squad.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
GK George Enersen 7 June 1991 61 New Zealand Canterbury v. Spain, 16 February 2020
DF Blair Tarrant (Captain) 11 May 1990 212 Germany Hamburger Polo Club v. Spain, 16 February 2020
DF Kane Russell 22 April 1992 161 Germany Hamburger Polo Club v. Spain, 16 February 2020
DF Harry Miskimmin 12 October 1994 56 New Zealand Capital v. Australia, 25 April 2019
MF Nic Woods 26 August 1995 128 Germany Hamburger Polo Club v. Spain, 16 February 2020
MF Xavier Guy 5 June 1998 2 New Zealand North Harbour v. Spain, 16 February 2020
MF Arun Panchia 22 April 1989 287 New Zealand Auckland v. Great Britain, 9 February 2020
MF Hayden Phillips 6 February 1998 89 England Holcombe v. Australia, 8 September 2019
FW Stephen Jenness 7 June 1990 250 Belgium Herakles v. Spain, 16 February 2020
FW Hugo Inglis 18 January 1991 232 New Zealand v. South Korea, 3 November 2019
FW Mackenzie Wilcox 7 August 1996 28 New Zealand Central v. Australia, 25 April 2019

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Hockey New Zealand". Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Pan American Champions to clash with Black Sticks at Ngā Puna Wai". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Black Sticks New Zealand Hockey. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.

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