New Zealand women's national field hockey team

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

New Zealand
Nickname(s)Vantage Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachPhil Burrows
Assistant coach(es)Bryce Collins
Shea McAleese
Verity Sharland
ManagerDenise Leggat
CaptainMegan Hull
Olivia Merry
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 Steady (14 October 2023)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances8 (first in 1984)
Best result4th (2012, 2016)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983)
Best result4th (1986)
Oceania Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1999)
Best result1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)

Tournament records
World Cup[2]
Year Host city Position
1983 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th
1986 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia 7th
1998 Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands 6th
2002 Australia Perth, Australia 11th
2010 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 7th
2014 Netherlands The Hague, Netherlands 5th
2018 England London, England 11th
2022 Spain Terrassa, Spain
Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands		 5th
Champions Trophy[3]
Year Host city Position
1987 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
1999 Australia Brisbane, Australia 5th
2000 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2001 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2002 China Macau, China 5th
2004 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 6th
2006 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2010 England Nottingham, England 5th
2011 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2012 Argentina Rosario, Argentina 6th
2014 Argentina Mendoza, Argentina 4th
2016 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 6th
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semi-final Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands 4th
Final Argentina San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 5th
2014–15 Semi-final Belgium Antwerp, Belgium 4th
Final Argentina Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2016–17 Semi-finals Belgium Brussels, Belgium 3rd
Final New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019 Netherlands Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2020–21 N/A 6th
2021–22 N/A Withdrew
2022–23 N/A 8th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980 Soviet Union Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 United States Los Angeles, United States 6th
1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain 8th
2000 Australia Sydney, Australia 6th
2004 Greece Athens, Greece 6th
2008 China Beijing, China 12th
2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 4th
2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th
2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan 8th
Commonwealth Games[7]
Year Host city Position
1998 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2002 England Manchester, England 4th
2006 Australia Melbourne, Australia 3rd
2010 India New Delhi, India 2nd
2014 Scotland Glasgow, Scotland 3rd
2018 Australia Gold Coast, Australia 1st
2022 England Birmingham, England 4th
Oceania Cup[8]
Year Host city Position
1999 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
2001 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
2003 Australia Melbourne, Australia
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand		 2nd
2005 Australia Sydney, Australia
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand		 2nd
2007 Australia Buderim, Australia 1st
2009 New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand 1st
2011 Australia Hobart, Australia 1st
2013 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2015 New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2017 Australia Sydney, Australia 2nd
2019 Australia Rockhampton, Australia 1st
2023 New Zealand Whangārei, New Zealand 2nd
Champions Challenge I[9]
Year Host city Position
2003 Italy Catania, Italy 4th
2005 United States Virginia Beach, United States 1st
2007 Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan 5th
2009 South Africa Cape Town, South Africa 1st

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the Oceania Cup in Whangārei.[10]

All caps and goals current as of 28 June 2023, after the match against Germany.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
10 GK Brooke Roberts (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 32 0 New Zealand Northern Tridents
15 GK Grace O'Hanlon (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 99 0 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
5 DF Frances Davies (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 112 2 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland
16 DF Elizabeth Thompson (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 210 12 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
17 DF Stephanie Dickins (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 61 6 New Zealand Northern Tridents
20 DF Megan Hull (captain) (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 70 6 New Zealand Central Falcons
1 MF Tarryn Davey (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 94 2 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland
2 MF Olivia Shannon (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 66 13 New Zealand Central Falcons
11 MF Casey Crowley (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 15 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
13 MF Samantha Child (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 262 8 New Zealand Midlands
21 MF Alia Jaques (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 31 4 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
22 MF Katie Doar (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 54 2 Australia Canberra Chill
33 MF Julia King (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 132 9 Australia Adelaide Fire
4 FW Olivia Merry (captain) (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 272 124 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
6 FW Hope Ralph (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 42 7 New Zealand Central Falcons
8 FW Hannah Cotter (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 16 4 Australia HC Melbourne
25 FW Kelsey Smith (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 109 15 New Zealand Central Falcons
32 FW Rose Tynan (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 24 4 New Zealand Northern Tridents

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Kirsten Nation (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 1 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  Australia; 12 May 2022
DF Leah Butt (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 5 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Anna Crowley (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 17 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  Australia; 25 April 2023
DF Kaitlin Cotter (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 29 4 New Zealand Central Falcons v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
MF Alexandra Lukin (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 18 1 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks v.  United States; 25 February 2023
MF Ella Hyatt-Brown (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 5 0 Australia Northern Tridents v.  Australia; 15 May 2022
MF Tessa Jopp (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 48 2 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  China; 26 February 2023
FW Tyler Lench (1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 23 1 New Zealand Northern Tridents v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Madison Doar (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 47 6 Australia Canberra Chill v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Louisa Tuilotolava (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 15 0 Australia Hauraki Mavericks v.  Australia; 15 May 2022
FW Tayla White (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 20 1 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks v.  Germany; 28 June 2023

Recent call-ups

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

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
DF Paige Blake (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 3 0 New Zealand North Harbour v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Riana Pho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 10 0 New Zealand Wellington v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
MF Aniwaka Haumaha (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 85 0 New Zealand Central Falcons v.  Australia; 30 April 2023 RET
MF Tessa Reid (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 4 0 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
MF Anna Willocks (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 4 0 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
MF Emma Findlay (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 8 0 New Zealand Waikato v.  Netherlands; 27 June 2023

Records
Highest Capped Players[11]
Rank Player Games
1 Stacey Michelsen 296
2 Olivia Merry 275
3 Emily Gaddum 274
4 Anita McLaren 271
5 Samantha Child 265
6 Kayla Whitelock 256
7 Gemma McCaw 248
8 Suzie Muirhead 238
9 Charlotte Harrison 222
10 Krystal Forgesson 220
Highest Goal Scorers[12]
Rank Player Goals
1 Olivia Merry 124
2 Anita McLaren 105
3 Krystal Forgesson 77
Katie Glynn
5 Gemma McCaw 72
6 Charlotte Harrison 65
7 Kayla Whitelock 63
8 Niniwa Roberts 47
9 Samantha Harrison 42
10 Suzie Muirhead 41

Notable players

Results

Past results

XXXII Olympic Games
26 July 2020 Pool B New Zealand  v  Argentina Tokyo, Japan
12:15 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
27 July 2020 Pool B Japan  v  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
10:45 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
29 July 2020 Pool B New Zealand  v  Spain Tokyo, Japan
11:45 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
30 July 2020 Pool B New Zealand  v  Australia Tokyo, Japan
21:15 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
1 August 2020 Pool B China  v  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
09:30 Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

Goalscorers
2020 Goalscoring Table
Pos. Player FG PC PS Total
1 Olivia Merry 4 6 0 10
2 Olivia Shannon 1 2 0 3
3 Hope Ralph 2 0 0 2
4 Alia Jaques 1 0 0 1
Rose Keddell 1 0 0
Gemma McCaw 1 0 0
Stacey Michelsen 1 0 0
Total 11 8 0 19

See also

References
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