New Zealand men's national field hockey team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	Black Sticks
Association	New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation	OHF (Oceania)
Head Coach	Greg Nicol
Assistant coach(es)	Gregg Clark; Mike Delaney; Shea McAleese
Manager	David Stones
Captain	Nic Woods
Most caps	Phil Burrows (343)
Top scorer	Phil Burrows (150)
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	12 (19 December 2024)
Highest	5 (2013)
Lowest	13 (2023)
First international
	New Zealand 5–4 Australia; (Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)
Olympic Games
Appearances	14 (first in 1956)
Best result	1st (1976)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1973)
Best result	7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014, 2023)
Oceania Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1999)
Best result	2nd (12 times)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Oceania Cup
Commonwealth Games
Hockey World League

The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men,^[3] is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, they upset Australia to win gold, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold medal. They have also won silver and bronze at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

1956 – 6th place
1960 – 5th place
1964 – 13th place
1968 – 7th place
1972 – 9th place
1976 –
1984 – 7th place
1992 – 8th place
2004 – 6th place
2008 – 7th place
2012 – 9th place
2016 – 7th place
2020 – 9th place
2024 – 12th place

World Cup

1973 – 7th place
1975 – 7th place
1982 – 7th place
1986 – 9th place
1998 – 10th place
2002 – 9th place
2006 – 8th place
2010 – 9th place
2014 – 7th place
2018 – 9th place
2023 – 7th place

Commonwealth Games

1998 – 6th place
2002 –
2006 – 5th place
2010 –
2014 – 4th place
2018 –
2022 – 5th place

World League

2012–13 –
2014–15 – 11th place
2016–17 – 12th place

Pro League

2019 – 8th place
2020–21 – 8th place
2021–22 – Withdrew
2022–23 – 9th place

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

2023–24 –

Champions Trophy

1978 – 4th place
1983 – 6th place
1984 – 5th place
2004 – 6th place
2010 – 5th place
2011 – 4th place
2012 – 7th place

Champions Challenge

2003 – 4th place
2007 –
2009 –
2014 – 5th place

Oceania Cup

1999 –
2001 –
2003 –
2005 –
2007 –
2009 –
2011 –
2013 –
2015 –
2017 –
2019 –
2023 –

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

1991 – 4th place
1995 –
1996 – 4th place
1998 – 6th place
2000 – 6th place
2003 –
2005 – 4th place
2006 – 4th place
2008 –
2009 –
2011 – 4th place
2012 –
2013 – 4th place
2015 –
2016 –
2017 – 4th place
2024 –

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4]

Head coach: Greg Nicol

All caps and goals current as of 9 June 2024, following the match against France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Dominic Dixon	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 28)	35	0	Hawke's Bay

4	DF	Dane Lett	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)	128	5	Wellington
8	DF	Charlie Morrison	(2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 21)	23	0	Canterbury
13	DF	Simon Yorston	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 24)	25	0	Canterbury
17	DF	Nicholas Woods (captain)	(1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)	173	24	Waikato
21	DF	Kane Russell	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)	210	89	Otago
22	DF	Blair Tarrant	(1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34)	266	6	Otago

11	FW	Jacob Smith	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 33)	126	34	Wellington
19	MF	Joseph Morrison	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23)	31	1	Canterbury
24	MF	Sean Findlay	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23)	47	5	Hawke's Bay
31	MF	Hayden Phillips	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 26)	133	12	Horowhenua

2	FW	Scott Boyde	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30)	29	7	Brisbane Blaze
6	FW	Simon Child	(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)	306	146	Auckland
12	FW	Samuel Lane	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 27)	110	39	Canterbury
29	FW	Hugo Inglis	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33)	260	75	Otago
37	FW	Isaac Houlbrooke	(2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23)	28	5	North Harbour

The following three players were listed as reserves for the Olympic Games:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
20	GK	Leon Hayward (reserve)	(1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 34)	61	0	Auckland

18	DF	Bradley Read (reserve)	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)	61	1	Wellington
34	DF	Malachi Buschl (reserve)	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25)	32	0	Otago

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	George Enersen	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33)	85	0	Canterbury	v. Malaysia; 11 May 2024

DF	David Brydon	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 28)	89	2	Canterbury	v. Malaysia; 11 May 2024
DF	Scott Cosslett	(2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 21)	12	2	North Harbour	v. France; 9 June 2024
DF	Benjamin Culhane	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)	15	0	Otago	v. South Korea; 8 May 2024

MF	Aidan Sarikaya	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 28)	87	3	Thames Valley	v. France; 9 June 2024

FW	George Baker	(2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 22)	20	4	Canterbury	v. Malaysia; 11 May 2024
FW	Jonty Elmes	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	12	7	Hawke's Bay	v. France; 9 June 2024
FW	Connor Greentree	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)	17	1	North Harbour	v. Netherlands; 28 June 2023
FW	Samuel Hiha	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)	42	4	Hawke's Bay	v. Pakistan; 21 January 2024
FW	Dylan Thomas	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)	56	6	Hawke's Bay	v. Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
MF	Luke Holmes	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Auckland	v. Malaysia; 11 May 2024
MF	Patrick Ward	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 21)	9	0	Otago	v. Malaysia; 11 May 2024

FW	Kim Kingstone	(1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30)	37	5	Auckland	v. Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Notable players

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "History of Hockey in Australia". Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ "Hockey New Zealand". Retrieved 19 September 2012.
^ "PARIS BOUND - MIX OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE IN NZ MEN'S HOCEKY TEAM". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

External links

[FIH_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[2] "History of Hockey in Australia". Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[3] "Hockey New Zealand". Retrieved 19 September 2012.

[4] "PARIS BOUND - MIX OF YOUTH AND EXPERIENCE IN NZ MEN'S HOCEKY TEAM". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

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