Pro League: Black Sticks Up Their Game With 2nd Half Dominance
In the final game of their New Zealand leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League, the No. 16 U.S. Women’s National Team took on hosts the No. 9 Black Sticks. Entering the final quarter down 2-1, the determined United Eagles saw a goal get turned away as they ultimately fell 4-1. The score line doesn’t reflect […]
New Zealand: Black Sticks Icon Appointed as Women’s Head Coach
Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) is proud to announce that Phil Burrows has been appointed as the Vantage Black Sticks women head coach. A well-known figure within New Zealand’s hockey landscape after an international playing career spanning 16 years which included 343 international caps and 151 goals scored (both New Zealand records). For the past six […]
New Zealand: Blacksticks Go Down to Indian Come Back
MEN LOSE THRILLER IN OPENING MATCH OF PRO LEAGUE Bhubaneswar, India Fireworks to mark the end of Diwali and to open the 2022/23 FIH Pro League with the Vantage Black Sticks (9th World Ranking) taking on India (5th). An absolute thriller in Bhubansewar saw India come back from two goals down to claim a strong […]
New Zealand: Simon Child Returns to Vantage Black Sticks
The Vantage Black Sticks (VBS) have been boosted by the return of former captain, and prolific goal scorer, Simon Child ahead of the 2022/23 FIH Pro-League and 2023 Men’s World Cup. Child will join an 18 strong squad ahead of four matches in India later this month – two against India, and two against Spain. […]
New Zealand: Otago Make History to Win First Men’s National Hockey Title
A fantastic crowd at the McMillan Hockey Centre in Ōtepoti Dunedin were treated to a spectacular final day at the Ford National Hockey Championship (NHC), the first association based national tournament in more than 25 years and the first major domestic tournament since 2020. The day’s first final saw Southland take on North Harbour B […]
New Zealand: Top Flight International Hockey Returns to NZ
Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) is delighted to announce the return of international hockey competition to our shores after what will have been a three year hiatus. March 2020 was the last time the Vantage Black Sticks (VBS) played a country, other than Australia, in NZ when they faced Argentina in Season 2 of the FIH […]
CWG22: Hockeyroos Grind Out Narrow Win Over Black Sticks
Kaitlin Nobbs’ fifth goal of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was enough to send the Hockeyroos to the top of Pool B as they defeated New Zealand 1-0. The result means a win or draw against Scotland in their final pool match will secure the Hockeyroos top spot, which would see them meet the second […]
CWG22: Brave Scots Women Lose to New Zealand at Birmingham 2022
SCOTLAND 0 NEW ZEALAND 1 (Tynan) Scotland’s women went down by the only goal of the game to New Zealand in their second match in the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre. Despite being ranked nine places below their opponents, the Scots produced a disciplined, hard-working performance and were […]
World Cup: India Keep Quarter-final Hopes Alive Despite Loss to New Zealand
Though they lost the match 4-3, India managed to finish third in Pool B, pipping China on goal difference, and qualify for the cross-overs. The Indian women’s hockey team lost 4-3 against New Zealand in the final FIH Women’s Hockey World Cup 2022 Pool B match on Thursday but did enough to keep its quarter-final […]
World Cup: New Zealand Top Group B After Convincing Win Over England
FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup Pool B New Zealand 3 England 1 New Zealand took control of Pool B at the Women’s World Cup in Amstelveen, coming from behind to win 3-1 and leave England with work to do against China on Thursday at 1530 BST. Earlier, India and China had drawn 1-1 for the […]
