The Black Sticks Women drew 1-1 in the second and final test against China at the Taupo Hockey Centre on Tuesday. A stunning first half goal from North Harbour’s Rhiannon Dennison had the Kiwis in front 1-0 at halftime before Yang Peng responded in the second half to draw the score level. Head coach Mark Hager said much like last night’s game, the team had good patches but were rusty at times. “We...
The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, HRH Tunku Imran, announced today that Durban (South Africa) and Edmonton (Canada) have formally advised their intention to bid for the XXII Commonwealth Games in 2022. The CGF will now work closely with Commonwealth Games Canada and the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and their local Games planning partners as they...
New Zealand women have mounted a come from behind charge to defeat China 3-2 at the Taupo Hockey Centre on Monday. Down by one goal at halftime, the Black Sticks played a strong second half of hockey with two brilliant goals from Sophie Cocks and Jordan Grant sealing the result for the Kiwis. Head coach Mark Hager said the final result was pleasing but that there was still plenty to work on going...
The Australia Hockeyroos’ squad has been named for the forthcoming Hawkes Bay Festival tournament in New Zealand, which begins on Saturday. The tournament will bring together six of the world’s top ten nations: World champions Argentina (ranked #2), Oceania champions Australia (#4), hosts New Zealand (#5), China (#7), Korea (#8) and Asia Cup champions Japan (#9). The games represent the last competitive...
Investec conference west champions Buckingham made themselves early favourites to gain promotion to the premier division after comprehensively beating conference north champions Brooklands Poynton on Sunday. Jo Ellis was on target twice as Buckingham beat their opponents 4-0 with other goals coming from Katrina Nicholson and Zoe Shipperley. They now lead the Promotion Tournament as the only team...
Sheffield Hallam had a tough start to their promotion tournament campaign as they drew 3-3 with NOW: Pensions conference north champions Brooklands Manchester University on Sunday. The Yorkshire side managed to survive automatic relegation from the premier division on the final day of the season but now face the three conference champions to keep their place. It was Sheffield Hallam who got off to...
Four team – two places! Today saw the start of the England Hockey League promotion play-offs tournaments. In the NOW:Pensions Men’s Hockey League, Sheffield Hallam were away at Brooklands MU trying to retain their Premier Division status. All seemed to be going swimmingly when Will Hearne scored in less than two minutes, with follow-up goals from Liam Ansell and Mike Shaw giving Hallam...
World young player of the year for 2011, Stacey Michelsen, is set to return to the New Zealand hockey side after almost a year out with a serious knee injury. The speedy 23-year-old defender has been included in the squad announce by coach Mark Hager for the Hawke’s Bay Festival and the warm-up games against China in Taupo this week. The Hawke’s Bay Festival will see the Black Sticks Women take on...
There were two relegation play-off matches played today in the England Hockey League. In the NOW:Pensions Men’s League a recently resurgent Brighton & Hove played Isca in an attempt to stay in the East Division for longer than one season. Their improved form was very apparent as their Sam Rose, Mike Burney and Sam Chivers notched three up before Isca’s Jon Wright could reply in the 61st minute....
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The Black Sticks women lost 4-3 to Korea in their second test at the Fuji Xerox Hockey Centre at Auckland Grammar School in Mt Eden on Saturday – a repeat of the score in the previous test. “At the moment we aren’t treasuring each instance on the field and making the most of it. At times today, we struggled to put sequences of passes together and we just need to improve the basics, it was frustrating...
Wrapping up a busy past week the Hockeyroos marched into their fifth and final match of the Test series against Japan winning 5-2 on home turf in Perth. Georgia Nanscawen broke the ice three minutes into the first half with a field goal giving Australia a quick 1-0 lead over Japan. Rapidly followed by a penalty corner in the 14th minute saw Hockeyroos Jodie Schulz complete a powerful drag flick past...
Test 5 of 5 Perth, Western Australia Hockeyroos: 5 (4) Georgia Nanscawen 3 (FG) Jodie Schulz 14 (PC) Madonna Blyth 18 (FG) Brooke Peris 29 (FG) Ashleigh Nelson 51 (FG) Japan: 2 (1) Shiho Otsuka 32 (FG) Akiko Ota 46 (PC) * Note: Jodie Kenny (recently married) is recorded under her maiden name of Schulz and Kirstin Dwyer under her maiden name of Johnson as FIH regulations for an official Test match...
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The Black Sticks Women lost 4-3 in their first game of a two test series at the Fuji Xerox Hockey Centre at Auckland Grammar School in Mt Eden on Friday. Coach Mark Hager said it was disappointing to concede so many goals and although there were some good signs from younger players, the team missed the defensive experience from captain Kayla Sharland. “We deliberately didn’t have Kayla playing these...
Anna Flanagan took her tally to 20 international goals for Australia as the Hockeyroos beat Japan 3-1 in Perth. The Canberra-born defender struck twice from penalty corners either side of Emily Smith’s goal to help the Hockeyroos to a fourth consecutive win over the Japanese in the five match series. It was Smith’s fifth goal of the series as the Crookwell forward finds herself in good form ahead...
Sport England has docked £137,000 from England Hockey's funding for grass roots sport for failure to meet participation targets. The cash will not, however, be lost to hockey with the money to be reinvested elsewhere in the game. The number of people aged 16-25 playing hockey once a week dropped from 63,000 to 44,000 over a 12-month period to October 2013, according to the Sport England Active People...
Photo credit: Daniel Carson / DC Images Hockeyroos v Japan Test 4 of 5 HOCKEYROOS: 3 (0) Anna Flanagan 45, 70 (PC, PC) Emily Smith 47 (F) JAPAN: 1 (0) Akane Shibata 50 (F) Anna Flanagan took her tally to 20 international goals for Australia as the Hockeyroos beat Japan 3-1 in Perth. The Canberra-born defender struck twice from penalty corners either side of Emily Smith’s goal to help the Hockeyroos...
Hockey plays a number of different roles for each individual, however, for twelve year old Quinn from Essendon junior hockey club in Melbourne, hockey has saved his life. Having been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome at the age of seven Quinn has struggled with the day to day difficulties of home and school life. He had incredible difficulty staying in mainstream school, socialising with other children,...
Ric Charlesworth has announced he will step down as coach of the Australian men’s hockey side after the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in August. During six years in the role, the 1986 World Cup gold medallist coached the Kookaburras to World Cup and Commonwealth Games wins, an Olympic bronze medal and four Champions Trophy gold medals. He also coached the Hockeyroos to Olympic gold in 1996 and...