New Zealand women's national field hockey team

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
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 10 Steady (19 December 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 resultGold 1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019)

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[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-final 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
FIH Nations Cup
Year Host city Position
2023–24 Spain Terrassa, Spain 4th
2024–25 Chile Santiago, Chile Q
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
2024 France Paris, France DNQ
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
2025 Australia Darwin, Australia Q
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 Black Sticks extended squad for the test series against the United States in Auckland.[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 (age 29) 42 0 New Zealand Northern Tridents
35 GK Kirsten Nation (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 29) 6 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
11 DF Casey Crowley (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) 32 0 Australia Adelaide Fire
17 DF Stephanie Dickins (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 30) 78 8 New Zealand Northern Tridents
18 DF Anna Crowley (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24) 17 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
24 DF Paige Blake (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 21) 3 0 New Zealand Northern Tridents
26 DF Kaitlin Cotter (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 23) 37 4 New Zealand Central Falcons
31 DF Riana Pho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19) 12 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
12 MF Tessa Reid (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 21) 4 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
14 MF Amelia Calder (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25) 0 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
28 MF Hannah Gravenall (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 36) 14 2 Australia HC Melbourne
33 MF Jaimee Eades (2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 (age 21) 0 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
37 MF Emma Findlay (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 20) 15 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
43 MF Emma Rainey (1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 25) 7 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
6 FW Hope Ralph (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 24) 52 8 New Zealand Central Falcons
7 FW Breana Catley (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 23) 1 0 New Zealand Northern Tridents
9 FW Emilia Surridge (2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 20) 0 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
23 FW Jessica Anderson (1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 26) 9 1 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
27 FW Holly Pearson (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 26) 32 1 New Zealand Northern Tridents
32 FW Rose Tynan (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27) 40 8 New Zealand Northern Tridents
36 FW Anna Willocks (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 28) 12 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
38 FW Brittany Wang (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) 0 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
40 FW Rebecca Baker (2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22) 1 0 New Zealand Central Falcons

Recent call-ups

The following players have represented the national team 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 (age 21) 1 0 New Zealand North Harbour v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
GK Grace O'Hanlon (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 32) 108 0 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks v.  Czech Republic; 18 January 2024
DF Frances Davies (captain) (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 28) 129 5 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland v.  Chile; 9 June 2024
DF Megan Gibson (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 (age 28) 85 10 New Zealand Central Falcons v.  Chile; 9 June 2024
DF Isabella Gill (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Australia Adelaide Fire v.  Japan; 13 April 2024
DF Elizabeth Thompson (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30) 225 12 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks v.  Chile; 9 June 2024
MF Samantha Child RET (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 33) 277 9 New Zealand Midlands v.  Chile; 9 June 2024
MF Katie Doar (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 (age 23) 71 3 Australia Canberra Chill v.  Chile; 9 June 2024
MF Tarryn Davey (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28) 104 4 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland v.  Italy; 19 January 2024
MF Arabella Shield (2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 24) 1 0 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
FW Hannah Cotter (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 21) 29 7 Australia HC Melbourne v.  Chile; 9 June 2024
FW Alia Jaques (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) 40 5 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks v.  Italy; 19 January 2024
FW Olivia Merry RET (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 32) 284 128 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  Japan; 14 April 2024
FW Olivia Shannon (captain) (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 23) 83 15 New Zealand Central Falcons v.  Chile; 9 June 2024

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

Fixtures and Results

USA Test Series

17 January 2025 Test Match New Zealand  v  United States Auckland, New Zealand
17:30 Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre
19 January 2025 Test Match New Zealand  v  United States Auckland, New Zealand
15:00 Report Stadium: National Hockey Centre

FIH Nations Cup

23 February 2025 Pool B New Zealand  v  South Korea Santiago, Chile
15:00 Report Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre
25 February 2025 Pool B Ireland  v  New Zealand Santiago, Chile
17:00 Report Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre
27 February 2025 Pool B New Zealand  v  Scotland Santiago, Chile
15:00 Report Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre
1 March 2025 Crossover/Semi-final TBD v  New Zealand Santiago, Chile
TBD Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre
2 March 2025 Classification Match New Zealand  v TBD Santiago, Chile
TBD Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre

Oceania Cup

4 September 2025 Match 1 Australia  v  New Zealand Darwin, Australia
TBD Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre
6 September 2025 Match 2 Australia  v  New Zealand Darwin, Australia
TBD Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre
7 September 2025 Match 3 Australia  v  New Zealand Darwin, Australia
TBD Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre

See also

References

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  5. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Home – FIH".
  7. ^ "Home – FIH".
  8. ^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Home – FIH".
  10. ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN'S USA TEST SERIES SQUAD ANNOUNCED". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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  12. ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.