New Zealand women's national field hockey team

New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Black Sticks
Association	New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation	OHF (Oceania)
Head Coach	Mark Hager
Assistant coach(es)	Chris Leslie Greg Nicol
Captain	Anita Punt
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	4

The New Zealand women's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Women, represents New Zealand in international women's field hockey (known in New Zealand as simply hockey). The team's best performances include a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. As of June 2014, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.

Tournament records

Summer Olympics

Year	Location	Position
1980	Moscow	Did not compete
1984	Los Angeles	6th
1988	Seoul	Did not compete
1992	Barcelona	8th
1996	Atlanta	Did not compete
2000	Sydney	6th
2004	Athens	6th
2008	Beijing	12th
2012	London	4th

World League

Year	Location	Position
2012–14	San Miguel de Tucumán	5th
2014–15	Rosario	2nd
2016–17	Auckland	Qualified

Commonwealth Games

Year	Location	Position
1998	Kuala Lumpur	3rd
2002	Manchester	4th
2006	Melbourne	4th
2010	Delhi	2nd
2014	Glasgow	3rd

World Cup

Year	Location	Position
1974	Mandelieu	Did not compete
1976	Berlin
1978	Madrid
1981	Buenos Aires
1983	Kuala Lumpur	8th
1986	Amstelveen	4th
1990	Sydney	7th
1994	Dublin	Did not compete
1998	Utrecht	6th
2002	Perth	11th
2006	Madrid	Did not compete
2010	Rosario	7th
2014	The Hague	5th

Oceania Hockey Cup

Year	Location	Position
1999	Sydney	2nd
2001	Wellington Auckland Hamilton	2nd
2003	Melbourne Auckland Whangarei	2nd
2005	Suva	2nd
2007	Buderim	1st
2009	Invercargill	1st
2011	Hobart	1st
2013	Stratford	2nd
2015	Stratford	2nd

Champions Trophy

Year	Location	Position
1987	Amstelveen	6th
Did not compete between 1989 and 1997
1999	Brisbane	5th
2000	Amstelveen	6th
2001	Amstelveen	5th
2002	Macau	5th
2003	Sydney	Did not compete
2004	Rosario	5th
2005	Canberra	Did not compete
2006	Amstelveen	6th
Did not compete between 2007 and 2009
2010	Nottingham	5th
2011	Amsterdam	3rd
2012	Rosario	6th
2014	Mendoza	4th

Champions Challenge

Year	Location	Position
2003	Catania	4th
2005	Virginia Beach	1st
2007	Baku	5th
2009	Cape Town	1st

Current squad

New Zealand squad for the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final.

Note: Caps correct as at 12 November 2015

Num.	Name	Pos.	NHL team	Date of birth (age)	Caps
4	Olivia Merry	Striker	Canterbury	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992	103
6	Petrea Webster	Striker/Midfielder	North Harbour	(1988-03-30) 30 March 1988	122
8	Sally Rutherford	Goalkeeper	Midlands	(1981-06-05) 5 June 1981	99
9	Brooke Neal	Defender	Northland	(1992-07-04) 4 July 1992	59
12	Ella Gunson	Defender/Midfielder	Northland	(1989-07-09) 9 July 1989	124
13	Samantha Charlton	Defender/Midfielder	Midlands	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991	147
16	Elizabeth Thompson	Defender	Auckland	(1994-12-08) 8 December 1994	86
17	Sophie Cocks	Striker/Midfielder	Canterbury	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994	76
18	Kirsten Pearce	Striker	North Harbour	1990 or 1991 (age 32–33)	27
21	Georgia Barnett	Goalkeeper	Central	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994	20
22	Gemma Flynn	Midfielder	Midlands	(1990-05-02) 2 May 1990	213
23	Charlotte Harrison	Striker	Auckland	(1989-07-31) 31 July 1989	189
24	Rose Keddell	Midfielder/Defender	Auckland	(1994-01-31) 31 January 1994	98
25	Kelsey Smith	Striker/Midfielder	Capital	1993 or 1994 (age 29–30)	3
26	Pippa Hayward	Midfielder/Defender	Canterbury	(1990-05-23) 23 May 1990	79
31	Stacey Michelsen	Midfielder	Northland	(1991-02-18) 18 February 1991	183
32	Anita Punt	Striker/Midfielder	Capital	(1987-10-02) 2 October 1987	216

Notable players

• Kayla Sharland
• Emily Naylor
• Katie Glynn
• Christine Arthur
• Helen Clarke
• Suzie Muirhead
• Mary Clinton
• Anna Lawrence
• Mandy Smith
• Charlotte Harrison
• Amanda Hooper – 2001–03, 40 caps; died in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake

External links

• Official website