Australia: Players selected for Jillaroos camp in Brisbane
A 19-player squad has been announced to attend a Jillaroos training camp in Brisbane later this year. The Jillaroos (Australia’s Junior (Under 21) Women’s Team) are gearing up for world hockey’s showpiece women’s Under 21 event, the FIH Junior Women’s World Cup 2023 to be held in Santiago, Chile from 29 November – 10 December. […]
Australia: Australia A gallant in narrow defeat to India
The two matches between an Australia A team and India have ended in a win a piece after the world number eight ranked Indians recorded a 2-1 win tonight at Adelaide’s MATE Stadium. After winning the opening match 3-2, Australia A could not repeat the dose as Grace Ekka’s 26th minute strike proved the winner. […]
Australia: Australia A hold off India charge to record impressive victory
The depth and quality of Australian women’s hockey was on full display tonight as an Australia A team defeated India 3-2 in Adelaide. Captained by Hockeyroo Greta Hayes, Australia A led 3-0 after 35 minutes before being forced to withstand a fierce India comeback. However, an outstanding and resolute defensive display secured the win in […]
Australia: Batch extends opportunities in Kookaburras’ Europe squad
A 20-player Kookaburras squad has been selected for FIH Pro League matches against the Netherlands and Belgium to be played in Europe from 8-20 June. Kookaburras Head Coach Colin Batch has made nine changes to the squad that competed in the FIH Pro League ‘mini tournament’ in Christchurch at the end of April. Overall impressed […]
Australia: Red Centre camp that moulded Jillaroos
As the Jillaroos’ preparation for December’s FIH Junior World Cup ramps up, there was a time last year that could prove to be a key instigator in Australia’s U21 Women’s Hockey Team’s chances of winning the showpiece event for the first time. In the early stages of 2022, Jillaroos Head Coach Stacia Strain sat down […]
Australia: Vale Brian Booth
Hockey Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of former Kookaburra and Olympian Brian Booth MBE on 19 May. Brian was the 154th player capped for Australia’s Men’s Hockey Team and played two international matches, both coming during the home 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He made his debut on 23 November 1956 in […]
Australia: Hockeyroos go through series undefeated after final stalemate
The Hockeyroos and India have played out a 1-1 draw in the final match of the 3-test series in Adelaide, the hosts lifting the trophy courtesy of winning the opening two encounters. Tasmanian 18-year-old Maddison Brooks continued her breakthrough year with the opening goal in 25th minute before it was cancelled out by India’s Deep […]
Australia: Maiden Stewart double sees Hockeyroos wrap up series over India
The Hockeyroos have produced a gritty performance to secure a character-filled come from behind 3-2 victory over a vastly improved India at MATE Stadium in Adelaide tonight. In a night of firsts, Tatum Stewart’s first two international goals either side of Pippa Morgan’s maiden Hockeyroos strike on her 25th birthday in just her second game […]
Australia: Night to remember as untried Hockeyroos defeat India
A largely inexperienced Hockeyroos team featuring five debutantes has scored a stirring 4-2 win over India on a memorable night in Adelaide. Heading into the opening match of the series with 13 players having 20 international caps or fewer to their name, the Hockeyroos stunned their more experienced opponents, all four of the home side’s […]
Australia: Fireworks expected as Hockeyroos reignite rivalry with India
The next chapter in one of world hockey’s growing rivalries will unfold over the coming days as the Hockeyroos and India lock horns in a 3-match series at MATE Stadium in Adelaide starting tomorrow night. In the teams’ two previous meetings, both matches have been drama-filled contests, with India knocking the Hockeyroos out of the […]
