New Zealand women's national field hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname	Black Sticks
Association	New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation	OHF (Oceania)
Coach	Mark Hager
Assistant coach	Chris Leslie Greg Nicol
Captain	Anita Punt
FIH ranking	4
First kit Second kit

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

2016 New Zealand squad leading up to the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Num.	Name	Pos.	NHL team	Date of birth (age)	Caps
2	Whitelock, KaylaKayla Whitelock	Midfielder/Striker	Central	30 October 1985	235
2	Gaddum*, EmilyEmily Gaddum*	Defender	Central	23 December 1985	263
4	Merry, OliviaOlivia Merry	Striker	Canterbury	16 March 1992	103
6	Webster, PetreaPetrea Webster	Striker/Midfielder	North Harbour	30 March 1988	122
8	Rutherford, SallySally Rutherford	Goalkeeper	Midlands	5 June 1981	99
9	Neal, BrookeBrooke Neal	Defender	Northland	4 July 1992	59
10	Gibson, AmeliaAmelia Gibson	Goalkeeper	Auckland	5 July 1991	50
11	McCann, RachelRachel McCann	Midfielder	Canterbury	29 April 1993	19
12	Gunson, EllaElla Gunson	Defender/Midfielder	Northland	9 July 1989	124
13	Charlton, SamanthaSamantha Charlton	Defender/Midfielder	Midlands	7 December 1991	147
15	King, JuliaJulia King	Midfielder/Striker	Auckland	8 December 1992	93
16	Thompson, ElizabethElizabeth Thompson	Defender	Auckland	8 December 1994	86
17	Cocks, SophieSophie Cocks	Striker/Midfielder	Canterbury	25 July 1994	76
18	Pearce, KirstenKirsten Pearce	Striker	North Harbour	10 April 1991	27
20	Fitzsimonds, NatashaNatasha Fitzsimonds	Defender	Midlands	23 December 1988	50
21	Barnett, GeorgiaGeorgia Barnett	Goalkeeper	Central	27 August 1994	20
22	Flynn, GemmaGemma Flynn	Midfielder	Midlands	2 May 1990	213
23	Harrison, CharlotteCharlotte Harrison	Striker	Auckland	31 July 1989	189
24	Keddell, RoseRose Keddell	Midfielder/Defender	Auckland	31 January 1994	98
26	Hayward, PippaPippa Hayward	Midfielder/Defender	Canterbury	23 May 1990	79
27	Grant, JordanJordan Grant	Midfielder/Striker	Canterbury	22 March 1991	58
28	Gloyn, ShilohShiloh Gloyn	Midfielder/Striker	Midlands	6 November 1989	27
30	Henry, KatherineKatherine Henry	Midfielder	North Harbour	7 May 1991	39
31	Michelsen, StaceyStacey Michelsen	Midfielder	Northland	18 February 1991	183
32	Punt, AnitaAnita Punt	Striker/Midfielder	Capital	2 October 1987	216

• Note: Caps and details as at 8 March 2016 except Gaddum changed from maiden name Naylor (18 March)^[2]

Notable players

• 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

References

1. "Spirited Black Sticks Women’s squad named". Hockey New Zealand. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
2. "Black Sticks eye Rio with Hawke’s Bay team". Hockey New Zealand. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.

External links

• Official website