Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Burras |
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| Association | Hockey Australia |
| Confederation | OHF (Oceania) |
| Head Coach | Ben Bishop |
| Assistant coach(es) | Brent Livermore |
| Manager | Andrew Smith |
| Captain | Max Hendry |
| Junior World Cup | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | 1st (1997) |
The Australia men's national under–21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under–21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras.[1]
The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1982 Junior World Cup, where the team won a silver medal.
The team's last appearance was during an eight nations tournament during June 2019 in Madrid, Spain.[2]
History
Tournament Records
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| Year | Location | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1979 |  Versailles, France
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Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1982 |  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 |
| 1985 |  Vancouver, Canada
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4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 10 |
| 1989 | Ipoh, Malaysia
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2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 |
| 1993 |  Terrassa, Spain
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3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 |
| 1997 |  Milton Keynes, England
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1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 17 |
| 2001 |  Hobart, Australia
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6th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 |
| 2005 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands
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2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 16 |
| 2009 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore
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3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 22 |
| 2013 |  New Delhi, India
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5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 |
| 2016 | Lucknow, India
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4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 |
Team
Current squad
The following 19 players represented the Burras at the 2019 Eight Nations Tournament from 10–16 June, in Madrid, Spain.[3][4]
References
- ^ "National Programs". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "2019 8 Nations Invitational Tournament (U 21) M". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Burras Team Named For 8 Nations Invitational Tournament". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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