New Zealand
Nickname(s)Vantage Black Sticks
AssociationNew Zealand Hockey Federation
ConfederationOHF (Oceania)
Head CoachPhil Burrows
Assistant coach(es)Bryce Collins
Shea McAleese
Verity Sharland
ManagerDenise Leggat
CaptainMegan Hull
Olivia Merry
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Home
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 9 Steady (2 December 2023)[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)

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 December 2017, the team ranks fourth 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-finals 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
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
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 squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.[10]

The remainder of the national squad follows, including players on both international and event contracts.[11]

All caps and goals current as of 14 January 2024, after the match against India.

Test Series Squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
15 GK Grace O'Hanlon (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 106 0 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
10 GK Brooke Roberts (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 34 0 New Zealand Northern Tridents

5 DF Frances Davies (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 119 4 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland
11 DF Casey Crowley (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 22 0 New Zealand Central Falcons
16 DF Elizabeth Thompson (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 217 12 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
17 DF Stephanie Dickins (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 66 7 New Zealand Northern Tridents
20 DF Megan Hull (captain) (1996-05-12) 12 May 1996 77 9 New Zealand Central Falcons

1 MF Tarryn Davey (1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 101 3 Netherlands Klein Zwitserland
2 MF Olivia Shannon (2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 73 14 New Zealand Central Falcons
13 MF Samantha Child (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 269 8 New Zealand Midlands
22 MF Katie Doar (2001-09-11) 11 September 2001 61 2 Australia Canberra Chill
28 MF Hannah Gravenall (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 4 1 Australia HC Melbourne
33 MF Julia King (1992-12-08) 8 December 1992 138 9 Australia Adelaide Fire

4 FW Olivia Merry (captain) (1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 279 127 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
6 FW Hope Ralph (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 49 8 New Zealand Central Falcons
8 FW Hannah Cotter (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 21 5 Australia HC Melbourne
21 FW Alia Jaques (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 38 5 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
32 FW Rose Tynan (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 31 4 New Zealand Northern Tridents

International Contracts

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
27 FW Holly Pearson (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 31 1 New Zealand North Harbour

Event contracts

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
38 GK Kirsten Nation (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 3 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners

18 DF Anna Crowley (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 17 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners
26 DF Kaitlin Cotter (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 30 4 Australia Canberra Chill
34 DF Tayla White (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 20 1 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks
42 DF Isabella Gill (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 0 0 Australia Adelaide Fire

40 FW Petrea Neal (1988-03-30) 30 March 1988 153 38 New Zealand North Harbour
36 FW Anna Willocks (1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 5 0 New Zealand Canterbury

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
DF Paige Blake (2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 3 0 New Zealand North Harbour v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Leah Butt (1996-09-01) 1 September 1996 5 0 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
DF Riana Pho (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 10 0 New Zealand Wellington v.  Germany; 28 June 2023

MF Emma Findlay (2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 8 0 New Zealand Waikato v.  Netherlands; 27 June 2023
MF Aniwaka Haumaha RET (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 85 0 New Zealand Central Falcons v.  Australia; 30 April 2023
MF Alexandra Lukin (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 18 1 New Zealand Hauraki Mavericks v.  United States; 25 February 2023
MF Tessa Jopp (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 48 2 New Zealand Southern Alpiners v.  China; 26 February 2023
MF Tessa Reid (2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 4 0 New Zealand Canterbury v.  Australia; 30 April 2023

FW Madison Doar (1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 47 6 Australia Canberra Chill v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Tyler Lench (1997-06-08) 8 June 1997 23 1 New Zealand Northern Tridents v.  Germany; 28 June 2023
FW Kelsey Smith (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994 112 15 New Zealand Central Falcons v.  Australia; 13 August 2023

Records

Highest Capped Players[12]
Rank Player Games
1 Stacey Michelsen 296
2 Olivia Merry 275
3 Emily Gaddum 274
4 Anita McLaren 271
5 Samantha Child 265
6 Kayla Whitelock 256
7 Gemma McCaw 250
8 Suzie Muirhead 238
9 Charlotte Harrison 222
10 Krystal Forgesson 220
Highest Goal Scorers[13]
Rank Player Goals
1 Olivia Merry 124
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

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

FIH Olympic Qualifiers

13 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand  3–0  Italy Ranchi, India
17:00 Davies field hockey ball 7', 51'
Dickins field hockey ball 53'
Report Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
14 January 2024 Pool B New Zealand  1–3  India Ranchi, India
19:30 Hull field hockey ball 9' Report Sangita field hockey ball 1'
Udita field hockey ball 12'
Beauty field hockey ball 14'
Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium
19 January 2024 Ranking Match TBD v  New Zealand Ranchi, India
TBD Stadium: Jaipal Singh Stadium

FIH Nations Cup

Fixtures TBD.

See also

References

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  2. "Home – FIH".
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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".
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  8. "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  9. "Home – FIH".
  10. "PARIS ON THE LINE – VANTAGE BLACK STICKS REVEAL SQUADS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  11. "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS ANNOUNCE SQUADS AHEAD OF CRUCIAL QUALIFIER". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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  13. "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
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