Kookaburras national coach Ric Charlesworth has rotated his squad for Saturday's second and final Test against the New Zealand Black Sticks in Perth. As announced earlier in the week, Charlesworth is giving every fit member of the squad the chance to impress during the final run-out ahead of World Cup selection. Jason Wilson returns having been withdrawn from the squad for Thursday's first Test through...
England a could lose their third Euro Hockey League place after all three of the nation's clubs crashed out at the last-16 of the Euro Hockey League in the Netherlands. Worst hit may Surbiton, who not only lost 3-1 to hosts Oranje Zwart but may now lose their place in the 2014-15 competition as England's third-ranked team. Surbiton had the toughest draw of the English clubs, making life very difficult...
South Africa's men’s and women’s indoor hockey teams have qualified for the 2015 indoor hockey World Cup finals after defeating Namibia in three-Test Africa Qualifier series in Windhoek. The SA men notched a 3-0 series win with the SA women’s side winning 2-1. The indoor World Cup finals will be held in Leipzig, Germany from February 3 to 8 next year. “The SA men’s team beat Namibia in all three of...
Double strikes from Simon Orchard and Jake Whetton earned Australia's Kookaburras a 4-1 win over rivals the New Zealand Black Sticks in Perth on Thursday night. For a full replay of the game see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAJyknsI1y0&feature=share The late brace from Whetton followed first half goals from New South Wales’ Orchard, whose terrific solo effort just before half time gave...
No England team will be competing in the KO8 of the Euro Hockey League this season after Reading, Beeston and Surbiton were each knocked out of Round 2 in Eindhoven today. Surprisingly, the best effort probably came from new-boys Surbiton, who took on the hosts, Oranje Zwart. 0-1 down after only two minutes when Gabriel Dabanch opened the scoring, Surbiton regained some shape as the match progressed,...
Double strikes from Simon Orchard and Jake Whetton earned Australia a resounding 4-1 win over New Zealand. ...
Victorian forward Russell Ford will make his 150th appearance for Australia in tonight’s first Test against New Zealand Black Sticks after being brought into the matchday squad following the withdrawal of Queenslander Jason Wilson through injury. Wilson sustained a hip injury in training on Wednesday and following assessment on Thursday morning was withdrawn on medical grounds. The revised squad for...
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It has been a bright but chilly day in Eindhoven for the first day of the KO16 of the Euro Hockey League. Unfortunately there was little action on the pitch to warm us up but, as is often the case, there was an exception. The last match of the day was the much awaited meeting between the Belgians of KHC Dragons and the Dutch side from Utrecht, Kampong. Dragons always play fast attacking hockey...
The South African Hockey Association has released the names of the players to attend the final selection camp ahead of the national men’s team’s participation in the 2014 Hockey World Cup finals that takes place in The Hague, Netherlands from May 31 to June 15. The camp is to be held at St Alban’s College in Pretoria from April 27 to May 3. SA SELECTION SQUAD Goalkeepers: Rassie Pieterse (Southern...
Club de Campo Madrid, Harvestehuder THC, Rotterdam and KHC Dragons have all made it through to the KO8 stage of the Euro Hockey League with first-day wins in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on Wednesday. Club de Campo were too strong for France's St German HC, scoring five unanswered goals. The all-German tie between Harvestehuder THC of Hamburg and Uhlenhost Mulleim was a tighter affair, decided by a...
Reading begin their European Club Champions Cup campaign on Good Friday at Den Bosch. The English champions of 2012-2013 play Uhlenhorster at 12noon, Dutch time (11am UK). The blues play. Uhlenhorster are one of the oldest hockey clubs in Germany and have 2012 Olympic goalkeeper Yvonne Frank between the posts. For the full schedule and results see http://eurohockey.org/competitions/ eurohockey-club-champions-cup-den-boschwomen-2014/...
Taranaki’s Hugh Barnes took top honours at the Hockey New Zealand service awards dinner last weekend. Hugh was awarded the Pakistan Trophy for outstanding contribution to the administration of hockey around the Oceania Cup in Stratford late last year. His incredible vision, leadership, dedication, and professional expertise ensured the successful delivery of a world class facility funded, engineered...
Scotland coach Gordon Shepherd has selected a squad of 18 players for the Champions Challenge at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre, April 27 - May 4. The Scots are drawn in pool A against Belgium, India and Korea, while pool B comprises Ireland, South Africa, Spain and USA. The winner of the tournament will be promoted to the FIH Champions Trophy. Shepherd said: “We have a good blend of youth and...
Australia's Kookaburras will face trans-Tasman rivals the New Zealand Black Sticks in two hockey tests this week, beginning Thursday in Perth (12noon UK time) Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth will use the vast majority of his 30 man squad across the two matches - the team’s last fixtures before World Cup selection is made in the final week of April. Both clashes will be streamed live online via...
Sport New Zealand’s seed investment of $2.5 million into redeveloping North Harbour’s Rosedale Park into a National Hockey Centre, is a huge boost for the sport, says Hockey New Zealand’s chief executive Malcolm Harris. The venue will be the host for the 2017 women's World League finals. Harris says the benefit of having a National Hockey Centre will be three-fold – a future-proofed community facility,...
U15 Boys' Australian National Championship Day three Click here to visit SportsDesq for the full ladders, results and fixtures or here to see info displayed on the Hockey Australia website. Game 13 – WA Gold vs QLD2 Full Time Score: WA Gold 2-1 QLD2 Goal Scorers: WA Gold Harry Golding, Tom Harvey QLD2 Matthew Sestero Game 14 – VIC (1) vs WA Black Full Time Score: VIC (1) 8-3 WA Black Goal Scorers:...
The Hockeyroos went down 3-0 to Argentina in the final of the six nations tournament in Hastings, New Zealand. ...
Six Nations Tournament Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Hockeyroos: 0 (0) Argentina 3 (1) Rocio Moccia Sanchez 17 (FG) Delfina Merino 41 (FG) Carla Rebecchi 51 (PC) The Hockeyroos concluded their New Zealand campaign in the finals against Argentina walking out with their heads held high after playing a fast paced and high intensity match, but ultimately went down 3-0 to Argentina in the final. * Note: Jodie...
In just their second season of top flight hockey Surrey side Surbiton put in a brilliant performance against defending champions Reading to earn themselves a 4-1 victory and a place in the championship final tomorrow. In the match before Canterbury saw off Clifton in the first semi-final of the day; goals from Eliza Brett and Anna Baker gave them a 2-0 victory and guaranteed the Kent side a top two...