2023 Women's Oceania Cup Explained

Tournament:	2023 Women's Oceania Cup
Country:	New Zealand
Dates:	10–13 August
Venues:	ITM Hockey Centre
City:	Whangārei
Teams:	2
Confederations:	1
Count:	8
Matches:	3
Goals:	10
Top Scorer:	Ambrosia Malone Brooke Peris
Top Scorer Goals:	2
Previous Year:	2019
Previous Tournament:	2019 Women's Oceania Cup
Next Year:	2025
Next Tournament:	2025 Women's Oceania Cup

The 2023 Women's Oceania Cup was the twelfth edition of the Women's Oceania Cup after the cancellation of the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Hockey Federation. It was held from 10 to 13 August 2023.^{[1] [2]}

New Zealand were the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition.^[3] The event consisted of a three match series between defending champions and series hosts, New Zealand, and Australia. Australia, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^{[4] [5]}

Squads

Head coach: Katrina Powell

1. Claire Colwill
2. Ambrosia Malone
3. Brooke Peris (C)
4. Amy Lawton
6. Penny Squibb
13. Harriet Shand
14. Stephanie Kershaw
15. Kaitlin Nobbs (C)
16. Courtney Schonell
18. Jane Claxton (C)
19. Jocelyn Bartram (GK)
20. Karri Somerville
21. Renee Taylor
22. Tatum Stewart
24. Mariah Williams
29. Rebecca Greiner
30. Grace Stewart (C)
41. Zoe Newman (GK)

Head coach: Phillip Burrows

1. Tarryn Davey
2. Olivia Shannon
4. Olivia Merry (C)
5. Frances Davies
6. Hope Ralph
8. Hannah Cotter
10. Brooke Roberts (GK)
11. Casey Crowley
13. Samantha Child
15. Grace O'Hanlon (GK)
16. Elizabeth Thompson
17. Stephanie Dickins
20. Megan Hull
21. Alia Jaques
22. Katie Doar
25. Kelsey Smith
32. Rose Tynan
33. Julia King

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:^[6]

• Amber Church (NZL)
• Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
• Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
• Steve Rogers (AUS)
• David Tomlinson (NZL)

Results

Standings

All times are local (UTC+12).

Fixtures

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See also

• 2023 Men's Oceania Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 Oceania Cup . . 7 January 2021 . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109165902/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-1061-0-0-0&sID=406584 . dead .
2. Web site: Hunger for hockey met by teeming international calendar . fih.ch . . 7 January 2021 . 6 January 2021.
3. News: Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait . . smh.com.au . 19 December 2020.
4. Web site: World Cup qualification quotas decided. fih.ch . . 3 December 2020. Lausanne . 8 November 2019.
5. Web site: Australia seal Olympic Games 2024 qualification. fih.ch . . 13 August 2023. 13 August 2023.
6. Web site: International Appointments 2023 . . tms.fih.ch . 4 July 2023 .