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 Jun 2024, the team ranks 11th 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)Aaron Ford
Shea McAleese
Rocio Gonzalez Canda
ManagerDenise Leggat
CaptainFrances Davies
Olivia Shannon
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 10 1 (8 June 2024)[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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 7th
1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
1990 Sydney, Australia 7th
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 6th
2002 Perth, Australia 11th
2010 Rosario, Argentina 7th
2014 The Hague, Netherlands 5th
2018 London, England 11th
2022 Terrassa, Spain
Amstelveen, Netherlands		 5th
Champions Trophy[3]
Year Host city Position
1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
1999 Brisbane, Australia 5th
2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands 5th
2002 Macau, China 5th
2004 Rosario, Argentina 6th
2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2010 Nottingham, England 5th
2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
2012 Rosario, Argentina 6th
2014 Mendoza, Argentina 4th
2016 London, United Kingdom 6th
World League[4]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Semi-final Rotterdam, Netherlands 4th
Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 5th
2014–15 Semi-final Antwerp, Belgium 4th
Final Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2016–17 Semi-final Brussels, Belgium 3rd
Final Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
FIH Pro League[5]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th
2020–21 N/A 6th
2021–22 N/A Withdrew
2022–23 N/A 8th
FIH Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2023–24 Terrassa, Spain 4th
Olympic Games[6]
Year Host city Position
1980 Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Los Angeles, United States 6th
1992 Barcelona, Spain 8th
2000 Sydney, Australia 6th
2004 Athens, Greece 6th
2008 Beijing, China 12th
2012 London, United Kingdom 4th
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4th
2020 Tokyo, Japan 8th
2024 Paris, France DNQ
Commonwealth Games[7]
Year Host city Position
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
2002 Manchester, England 4th
2006 Melbourne, Australia 3rd
2010 New Delhi, India 2nd
2014 Glasgow, Scotland 3rd
2018 Gold Coast, Australia 1st
2022 Birmingham, England 4th
Oceania Cup[8]
Year Host city Position
1999 Sydney, Australia 2nd
2001 Auckland, New Zealand 2nd
2003 Melbourne, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand		 2nd
2005 Sydney, Australia
Auckland, New Zealand		 2nd
2007 Buderim, Australia 1st
2009 Invercargill, New Zealand 1st
2011 Hobart, Australia 1st
2013 Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2015 Stratford, New Zealand 2nd
2017 Sydney, Australia 2nd
2019 Rockhampton, Australia 1st
2023 Whangārei, New Zealand 2nd
Champions Challenge I[9]
Year Host city Position
2003 Catania, Italy 4th
2005 Virginia Beach, United States 1st
2007 Baku, Azerbaijan 5th
2009 Cape Town, South Africa 1st

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[10]

All caps and goals current as of 9 June 2024, after the match against Chile.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
10 GK Brooke Roberts (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 42 0 Northern Tridents
35 GK Kirsten Nation (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 6 0 Southern Alpiners
5 DF Frances Davies (captain) (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 129 5 Klein Zwitserland
11 DF Casey Crowley (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 32 0 Central Falcons
16 DF Elizabeth Thompson (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 225 12 Hauraki Mavericks
17 DF Stephanie Dickins (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 78 8 Northern Tridents
20 DF Megan Hull (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 85 10 Central Falcons
26 DF Kaitlin Cotter (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 37 4 Canberra Chill
13 MF Samantha Child RET (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 277 9 Midlands
22 MF Katie Doar (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 71 3 Canberra Chill
28 MF Hannah Gravenall (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 14 2 HC Melbourne
37 MF Emma Findlay (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 15 0 Waikato
43 MF Emma Rainey (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 7 0 Hawke's Bay
2 FW Olivia Shannon (captain) (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 83 15 Central Falcons
8 FW Hannah Cotter (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 29 7 HC Melbourne
23 FW Jessica Anderson (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 9 1 Canterbury
32 FW Rose Tynan (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 40 8 Northern Tridents
36 FW Anna Willocks (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 12 0 Canterbury

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Grace O'Hanlon (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 108 0 Hauraki Mavericks v.  Czech Republic; 18 January 2024
DF Anna Crowley (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 17 0 Southern Alpiners v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Tayla White (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 20 1 Hauraki Mavericks v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
DF Isabella Gill (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 1 0 Adelaide Fire v.  Japan; 13 April 2024
MF Tarryn Davey (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 104 4 Klein Zwitserland v.  Italy; 19 January 2024
FW Hope Ralph (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 52 8 Central Falcons v.  Italy; 19 January 2024
FW Alia Jaques (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 40 5 Hauraki Mavericks v.  Italy; 19 January 2024
FW Holly Pearson (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 32 1 North Harbour v.  Japan; 14 April 2024

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
GK Brodie Cochrane (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 1 0 North Harbour v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
DF Rebecca Baker (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 1 0 Auckland v.  Japan; 13 April 2024
DF Riana Pho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 12 0 Wellington v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
MF Arabella Shield (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 1 0 Canterbury v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
FW Breana Catley (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 1 0 Auckland v.  Japan; 13 April 2024
FW Madison Doar (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 47 6 Canberra Chill v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Tyler Lench (1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 23 1 Northern Tridents v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Olivia Merry RET (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 284 128 Southern Alpiners v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
FW Petrea Neal (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 153 38 North Harbour v.  United States; 9 December 2023
FW Kelsey Smith (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 112 15 Central Falcons v.  Australia; 13 August 2023

Records
Highest Capped Players[11]
Rank Player Games
1 Stacey Michelsen 296
2 Olivia Merry 284
3 Samantha Child 277
4 Emily Gaddum 274
5 Anita McLaren 271
6 Kayla Whitelock 256
7 Gemma McCaw 250
8 Suzie Muirhead 238
9 Elizabeth Thompson 225
10 Charlotte Harrison 222
Highest Goal Scorers[12]
Rank Player Goals
1 Olivia Merry 128
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

USA Test Series
9 December 2023 Test Match United States  3–4  New Zealand Charlotte, United States
14:00 B. DeBerdine  12'
Yeager  50'
Caarls  55'		 Report Hull  19'
Shannon  31'
Merry  41'
Jaques  44'		 Stadium: UNC Charlotte
10 December 2023 Test Match United States  5–4  New Zealand Charlotte, United States
14:00 Hoffman  5', 17'
Golini  19'
Grega  30'
Sessa  42'		 Report Hull  26'
Gravenall  55'
Merry  59', 60'		 Stadium: UNC Charlotte

FIH Olympic Qualifiers
13 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand  3–0  Italy Ranchi, India
17:00 Davies  7', 51'
Dickins  53'		 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
14 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand  1–3  India Ranchi, India
19:30 Hull  9' Report Sangita  1'
Udita  12'
Beauty  14'		 Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
16 January 2024 Pool B United States  1–0  New Zealand Ranchi, India
17:00 Yeager  17' Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
18 January 2024 Crossover New Zealand  2–0  Czech Republic Ranchi, India
13:30 Doar  57'
Child  60'		 Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
19 January 2024 Fifth Place Match Italy  1–3  New Zealand Ranchi, India
13:30 Pessina  21' Report Tynan  7'
Merry  10'
Cotter  31'		 Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium

Japan Test Series
13 April 2024 Test Match New Zealand  1–1  Japan Auckland, New Zealand
16:10 Shannon  13' Report Kobayakawa  55' Stadium: National Hockey Centre
14 April 2024 Test Match New Zealand  2–1  Japan Auckland, New Zealand
16:10 Davies  35'
Tynan  56'		 Report Hasegawa  56' Stadium: National Hockey Centre

FIH Nations Cup
3 June 2024 Pool B New Zealand  1–0  Chile Terrassa, Spain
10:30 Anderson  40' Report Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
4 June 2024 Pool B Japan  2–2  New Zealand Terrassa, Spain
13:00 Mori  19'
H. Nagai  30'		 Report Dickins  32'
Gravenall  54'		 Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
6 June 2024 Pool B New Zealand  2–0  Canada Terrassa, Spain
10:30 Hull  4'
H. Cotter  40'		 Report Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
8 June 2024 Semi-final New Zealand  1–2  Ireland Terrassa, Spain
17:00 Tynan  35' Report Hawkshaw  39'
Torrans  51'		 Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer
9 June 2024 Bronze Medal Match Chile  2–1  New Zealand Terrassa, Spain
17:00 Salas  41'
Flores  53'		 Report Tynan  55' Stadium: Estadi Martí Colomer

See also

References
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