New Zealand women's national field hockey team explained

New Zealand
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Nickname:	Vantage Black Sticks
Association:	New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation:	OHF (Oceania)
Coach:	Phil Burrows
Assistant:	Aaron Ford Shea McAleese Rocio Gonzalez Canda
Manager:	Denise Leggat
Captain:	Frances Davies Olivia Shannon
Olympic Apps:	8
Olympic First:	1984
Olympic Best:	4th (2012, 2016)
World Cup Apps:	9
World Cup First:	1983
World Cup Best:	4th (1986)
Regional Name:	Oceania Cup
Regional Cup Apps:	11
Regional Cup First:	1999
Regional Cup Best:	1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)
Type:	women
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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.

Tournament records

World Cup^[1] 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^[2] 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^[3] 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^[4] Year Finals Host city Position 2019 Amstelveen, Netherlands 6th 2020–21 6th 2021–22 Withdrew 2022–23 8th

Olympic Games^[5] 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^[6] 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^[7] 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^[8] 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.^[9]

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

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Recent call-ups

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

Records

Highest Capped Players^[10] 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^[11] 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

• Christine Arthur
• Tina Bell-Kake
• Samantha Child
• Helen Clarke
• Mary Clinton
• Krystal Forgesson
• Emily Gaddum
• Katie Glynn
• Charlotte Harrison
• Samantha Harrison
• Anna Lawrence
• Gemma McCaw
• Anita McLaren
• Olivia Merry
• Stacey Michelsen
• Suzie Muirhead
• Niniwa Roberts
• Amanda Smith
• Kayla Whitelock

Results

Past results

• New Zealand women's national field hockey team results (2011–15)
• New Zealand women's national field hockey team results (2016–20)

Fixtures and Results

FIH Nations Cup

See also

• New Zealand men's national field hockey team
• New Zealand women's national under-21 field hockey team

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home – FIH.
2. Web site: Home – FIH.
3. Web site: Home – FIH.
4. Web site: FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League. 28 July 2017. FIH. 4 September 2019.
5. Web site: Home – FIH.
6. Web site: Home – FIH.
7. Web site: Oceania Cup. Hockey Australia. 11 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20170111151201/http://www.hockey.org.au/oceaniacup. 11 January 2017. dead.
8. Web site: Home – FIH.
9. Web site: VANTAGE BLACK STICKS STARS SET TO SHINE AT NATIONS CUP . . blacksticksnz.co.nz . 15 May 2024 . 4 June 2024 .
10. Web site: New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women . New Zealand Hockey Federation.
11. Web site: New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women . New Zealand Hockey Federation.