Australia: Kumho rolls on with hockey in Australia
Hockey Australia has secured ongoing commitment from another of its current partners with Kumho Tyre Australia signing on for 2024. One of the world’s leading tyre brands, Kumho is the official tyre partner of Hockey Australia. The announcement follows the recent renewal of East Coast Car Rentals and acquisition of Westcare Ambulance as Hockey Australia […]
Australia: Burras talent enters 2024 National Men’s Development Squad
The Men’s National Development Squad (NDS) has expanded for 2024 with four more spots added in preparation for what will be a huge year, headlined by the Olympic Games in Paris. Seven states are represented in the 2024 squad with five from Victoria, four from WA, three from NSW and ACT, two from South Australia […]
Australia: Line-up of hockey royalty inducted into 2023 Hockey Australia Hall of Fame
Five former Hockeyroos stars, four former Kookaburras champions, an umpire with an illustrious international career and one of the game’s greatest coaches have been announced as the latest inductees into the 2023 Hockey Australia Hall of Fame. Kate Starre, Michelle Hager (nee Capes), Kate Allen, Angela Lambert (nee Skirving), Louise Dobson, Paul Gaudoin, Michael Brennan, […]
Asia: Belgium, South Africa, New Zealand and hosts Malaysia progress to 9-12th-place playoffs
Back Still reeling from dropping out of quarter-final contention, Belgium produced a massive 12-goal win over Canada to ensure they progressed to the playoff for ninth to 12th place at the FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. They’ll take on Malaysia in their next match after the hosts claimed a 4-1 […]
Oceania: Gold for the Fiji Women
The Solomon Island’s Womens hockey team were the team to make significant advances in their technical hockey skills after coming home from the Gold Coast. Their fitness levels were not in question but their tactical awareness and base hockey skill needed improvement. They worked hard, with the support of their Australian mentor coach Leroy Phillips, and […]
Oceania: Fiji Men Take Gold
It was superb to have Samoa back competing for the first time since 2017. Samoa Hockey Federation now has 2 Development Officers in place who will take their learnings back home, OHF expects to see them challenging other NAs over the next years as they regain their membership numbers. The men’s competition was very competitive. The […]
Australia: Hockey Australia going further with East Coast Car Rentals
Hockey Australia is delighted to announce the renewal of its partnership with East Coast Car Rentals (ECCR) for another three years. It is another partnership coup for the sport, following the announcement of new partner, Westcare Ambulance earlier this week. The contract renewal will continue to see the East Coast Car Rentals logo on the […]
Australia: 2024 National Women’s Development Squad announced
Spots will remain up for grabs next year with 20 talented players named in the 2024 National Women’s Development Squad. In what will be a huge year for hockey, headlined by the Olympic Games in Paris, the Development squad will provide crucial depth to the Hockeyroos 2024 squad announced last week. Alice Arnott and Maddison […]
Oceania: Pacific Games Volunteers were Amazing
The Pacific Games Organising Committee deserves a significant mention for months of preparation towards making the Games a successful evetn for all involved. A huge thank you from OHF to Jefferson Izoma, who was appointed as the Hockey Sports Manager, to liaise with Gill Gemming, the appointed Hockey TD. This role started nearly 3 years ago […]
Oceania: Great Team of Officials at Pacific Games
The group of officials came from 6 different nations (AUS, Fiji, NZL, PNG, SOL and VAN) and quickly gelled to form an amazing team. One of the key changes from the past was that this event allowed the majority to be accommodated together rather than staying with their teams. It worked so well that Oceania […]
