The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, represents New Zealand in international men's field hockey.[1] They upset Australia to win gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 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
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2014 World Cup squad:[2][3]
Head coach: Colin Batch
2013–14 Black Sticks Men national squad – announced 19 September 2013[4]
| Num. |
Name |
Pos. |
NHL team |
Date of birth (age) |
Caps |
| 3 |
Joseph Bartholomew |
D |
North Harbour |
(1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 36) |
25 |
| 4 |
Nick Haig |
D |
Canterbury |
(1987-03-12) 12 March 1987 (age 37) |
123 |
| 6 |
Simon Child |
F |
Auckland |
(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36) |
183 |
| 8 |
Dean Couzins |
D |
Auckland |
(1981-06-09) 9 June 1981 (age 43) |
290 |
| 9 |
Blair Hilton |
M |
Capital |
(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 35) |
103 |
| 11 |
Jacob Smith |
D |
Capital |
(1991-03-04) 4 March 1991 (age 33) |
26 |
| 13 |
Marcus Child |
M |
Auckland |
(1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) |
44 |
| 16 |
Hamish McGregor |
GK |
Southern |
(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988 (age 36) |
23 |
| 18 |
Phillip Burrows |
M |
Auckland |
(1980-04-25) 25 April 1980 (age 44) |
306 |
| 19 |
Alex Shaw |
D |
Auckland |
(1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 (age 34) |
30 |
| 20 |
Devon Manchester |
GK |
Auckland |
(1989-11-11) 11 November 1989 (age 35) |
18 |
| 21 |
Kane Russell |
D |
Southern |
(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32) |
18 |
| 22 |
Blair Tarrant |
D |
Southern |
(1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 34) |
85 |
| 24 |
Arun Panchia |
M |
Auckland |
(1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) |
114 |
| 25 |
Shea McAleese |
M |
Central |
(1984-08-07) 7 August 1984 (age 40) |
185 |
| 27 |
Stephen Jenness |
F |
Capital |
(1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 34) |
91 |
| 29 |
Hugo Inglis |
F |
Southern |
(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 33) |
111 |
| 31 |
Steve Edwards |
M |
North Harbour |
(1986-01-25) 25 January 1986 (age 38) |
159 |
Notable players
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