Australia: Kookaburras secure ticket to Paris 2024 Olympics
The Kookaburras are the first hockey team outside the host nation to qualify for next year’s Olympic Games after winning the third and final match of the Oceania Cup 3-1 against New Zealand. After the first two matches produced a win each, the Kookaburras survived a hotly contested challenge from the Black Sticks in the […]
Australia: Hockeyroos inch closer to Olympic qualification after stalemate
A 51st minute equaliser from Rosie Malone has the Hockeyroos within touching distance of a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Match 2 of the Oceania Cup against New Zealand finished 1-1 in Whangarei. Malone’s strike to cancel out Hannah Cotter’s 37th minute goal for the Black Sticks means a win, draw or […]
Australia: Black Sticks Men keep series alive against Kookaburras
New Zealand’s Men’s Team has ensured the Oceania Cup will go down to the wire after defeating the Kookaburras 4-2 defeat in the second of the three-match series. After the Kookaburras won the opening match 3-1 on Thursday, the Black Sticks, urged on by a parochial home crowd, played inspired hockey to register their first […]
Australia: Hockeyroos dismantle Black Sticks in Oceania Cup opener
The Hockeyroos have one foot in the door of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games following a commanding 3-0 win over New Zealand in the first match of the 2023 Oceania Cup in Whangarei. Teenager Claire Colwill’s third international goal on the stroke of half time, followed by two goals in the space of a minute […]
Australia: Advantage Kookaburras after overcoming Black Sticks
The Kookaburras have put themselves one win away from a spot at next year’s Olympic Games after holding off New Zealand 3-1 on the opening night of the Oceania Cup in Whangarei. The silver medallists from the Tokyo Games had the dream start when Jake Whetton scored one of the fastest Oceania Cup goals in […]
Australia: Hockeyroos and Kookaburras primed for Olympic qualifiers
The Hockeyroos and Kookaburras will attempt to secure their spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games when the Oceania Cup begins in Whangarei, New Zealand tomorrow (Thursday 10 August). The 3-match series (featuring double headers on each match day) between the Trans-Tasman rivals is the first chance for Australia’s iconic women’s and men’s hockey teams […]
Australia: Kookaburras gain SportsLink Travel support for Oceania Cup
Respected sports travel agency SportsLink Travel has teamed up with the Kookaburras for the Oceania Cup that starts tomorrow in New Zealand. SportsLink Travel will be the Kookaburras’ ‘front of shirt’ sponsor as part of a one-off branding alignment for the three-match series against the Black Sticks. The Oceania Cup is the first opportunity for […]
Australia: 2023 Country Hockey Championships ready to go in Shepparton
The stage is set at the Goulburn Valley Hockey Association as this year’s Hockey Australia Country Championships prepares to get underway in the Victorian city of Shepparton tomorrow. The Championships were officially launched today with the Captains Call, featuring captains from each of the competing teams. The Hockey Australia Country Championships sees Australia’s best regional […]
Australia: Hockey Australia signs UN Climate Change Framework
Hockey Australia (HA) is proud to announce it has signed the UN Climate Change Sports for Climate Action Framework, pledging the organisation’s commitment to environmental sustainability. HA’s commitment to fulfilling the five principles outlined in the Framework aligns with a key action in the Sustainability pillar of the Australian hockey whole of sport 2023-24 strategy. […]
Australia: Hockeyroos and Kookaburras to benefit from new ASC grant program
Hockey Australia is thrilled to have been allocated additional high performance funding as part of the $20 million Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Preparation Fund announced by the Australian Sports Commission today. This will provide crucial support for Australia’s National Women’s and Men’s hockey teams, the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras, in their preparation on the pathway […]
