Sophie Cocks Explained

Sophie Cocks
Birth Date:25 July 1994
Birth Place:Christchurch, New Zealand
Height:1.72 m
Weight:62 kg
Position:Striker
Clubs1:Canterbury Cats
Years1:2012–
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalyears1:2013–
Nationalcaps(Goals)1:28

Sophie Cocks (born 25 July 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player,[1] and a member of the women's national team, the Black Sticks.[2] She competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup and the women's hockey tournament at the,[3] winning a bronze medal in the latter event.

Born in Christchurch, Cocks grew up in Lincoln, a satellite town southwest of the city. She attended St Margaret's College in Christchurch.

Cocks played her first senior international test on 30 October 2013 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand against Australia as part of the 2013 Oceania Cup. She scored the winning goal in the 3–2 match, with a field goal in the 60th minute.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kermeen . Mat . Rapid rise for Sophie . Central Canterbury News . NZ . 26 June 2013 . 12 October 2014.
  2. News: Sophie Cocks scores for Black Sticks in winning debut . Canterbury Hockey . NZ . 31 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018083923/http://www.canterburyhockey.org.nz/index.php?id=19&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=782&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=15&cHash=8e62f3d365 . 18 October 2014 .
  3. Web site: Glasgow 2014 profile . 12 October 2014.
  4. News: Hockey: Dream debut as Cocks seals win over Aussies . 31 October 2013 . The New Zealand Herald . 8 December 2014.