New Zealand women's national field hockey team
| Nickname(s) | Vantage Black Sticks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | New Zealand Hockey Federation | ||
| Confederation | OHF (Oceania) | ||
| Head Coach | Phil Burrows | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Aaron Ford Shea McAleese Rocio Gonzalez Canda | ||
| Manager | Denise Leggat | ||
| Captain | Frances Davies Olivia Shannon | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 10 1 (10 March 2026)[1] | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1984) | ||
| Best result | 4th (2012, 2016) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | 4th (1986) | ||
| Oceania Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | 1st (2007, 2009, 2011, 2019) | ||
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of Jun 2024, the team ranks 11th on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.
Tournament records
Team
Current squad
The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the 2025 Oceania Cup in Darwin.[10]
All caps and goals current as of 7 September 2025, after the match against Australia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | GK | Grace O'Hanlon | 10 September 1992 | 116 | 0 | Rarh Bengal Tigers |
| 34 | GK | Julia Gluyas | 8 January 1999 | 4 | 0 | Central Falcons |
| 3 | DF | Ella Hyatt Brown | 4 November 1997 | 8 | 0 | Northern Tridents |
| 11 | DF | Casey Crowley | 21 January 1998 | 44 | 0 | Adelaide Fire |
| 18 | DF | Anna Crowley | 8 February 2000 | 29 | 0 | Central Falcons |
| 26 | DF | Kaitlin Cotter | 14 November 2001 | 49 | 5 | Central Falcons |
| 31 | DF | Riana Pho | 5 May 2005 | 23 | 1 | Central Falcons |
| 13 | MF | Josephine Murray | 20 May 2000 | 3 | 0 | Pinoké |
| 19 | MF | Tessa Jopp | 18 June 1995 | 53 | 0 | Southern Alpiners |
| 28 | MF | Hannah Gravenall | 15 November 1988 | 26 | 2 | HC Melbourne |
| 37 | MF | Emma Findlay | 22 April 2004 | 26 | 1 | Central Falcons |
| 43 | MF | Emma Rainey | 1 October 1999 | 19 | 1 | Central Falcons |
| 2 | FW | Olivia Shannon (captain) | 23 May 2001 | 93 | 17 | Soorma Hockey Club |
| 6 | FW | Hope Ralph | 14 April 2000 | 55 | 8 | Central Falcons |
| 8 | FW | Hannah Cotter | 15 July 2003 | 39 | 7 | Rarh Bengal Tigers |
| 23 | FW | Jessica Anderson | 29 September 1998 | 14 | 2 | Southern Alpiners |
| 27 | FW | Holly Pearson | 7 September 1998 | 44 | 4 | Northern Tridents |
| 38 | FW | Brittany Wang | 20 August 2001 | 12 | 0 | Southern Alpiners |
Recent call-ups
The following players make up the remainder of the national squad, or have represented the national team in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Kirsten Nation | 23 December 1995 | 8 | 0 | Southern Alpiners | v. United States; 5 July 2025 |
| GK | Brooke Roberts | 16 February 1995 | 48 | 0 | Northern Tridents | v. Ireland; 2 March 2025 |
| DF | Stephanie Dickins | 9 January 1995 | 85 | 8 | Northern Tridents | v. Ireland; 2 March 2025 |
| DF | Tessa Reid | 25 August 2003 | 5 | 0 | Southern Alpiners | v. United States; 20 January 2025 |
| MF | Rebecca Baker | 8 March 2002 | 9 | 0 | Central Falcons | v. United States; 6 July 2025 |
| MF | Paige Blake | 17 July 2003 | 7 | 2 | Northern Tridents | v. Ireland; 25 February 2025 |
| MF | Amelia Calder | 31 March 1999 | 2 | 0 | Southern Alpiners | v. United States; 20 January 2025 |
| MF | Jaimee Eades | 15 June 2003 | 1 | 0 | Southern Alpiners | v. United States; 20 January 2025 |
| FW | Breana Catley | 26 July 2001 | 3 | 0 | Northern Tridents | v. United States; 20 January 2025 |
| FW | Emelia Surridge | 23 September 2004 | 6 | 1 | Southern Alpiners | v. Ireland; 2 March 2025 |
| FW | Rose Tynan | 20 March 1997 | 41 | 8 | Northern Tridents | v. United States; 20 January 2025 |
| FW | Anna Willocks | 29 December 1996 | 21 | 3 | Central Falcons | v. United States; 6 July 2025 |
Records
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Notable players
Results
Past results
Fixtures and Results
FIH Nations Cup
| 23 February 2025 Pool B | New Zealand | 5–4 | South Korea | Santiago, Chile |
| 15:00 | Willocks 9' Rainey 28' Pearson 42', 58' Pho 55' |
Report | Park 6' Jeong 17', 29' Cheon 40' |
Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre |
| 25 February 2025 Pool B | Ireland | 1–0 | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
| 17:00 | Carroll 30' | Report | Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre |
| 27 February 2025 Pool B | New Zealand | 3–1 | Scotland | Santiago, Chile |
| 15:00 | K. Cotter 25' Shannon 54' Findlay 59' |
Report | Watson 2' | Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre |
| 1 March 2025 Semi-final | Chile | 1–1 (1–3 p) | New Zealand | Santiago, Chile |
| 18:30 | Villagrán 9' | Report | Willocks 8' | Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre |
| Penalties | ||||
| Tala Ananías Gutiérrez Irazoqui |
Willocks Shannon Pearson Dickins |
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| 2 March 2025 Final | New Zealand | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Ireland | Santiago, Chile |
| 18:30 | Surridge 6' | Report | Mullan 57' | Stadium: Claudia Schüler National Training Centre |
| Penalties | ||||
| Willocks Shannon Pearson Dickins H. Cotter |
N. Carey Power Hawkshaw M. Carey |
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Oceania Cup
| 4 September 2025 Match 1 | Australia | 0–1 | New Zealand | Darwin, Australia |
| TBD | Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre |
| 6 September 2025 Match 2 | Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Darwin, Australia |
| TBD | Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre |
| 7 September 2025 Match 3 | Australia | 1–1 (3–5 p) | New Zealand | Darwin, Australia |
| TBD | Stadium: Marrara Hockey Centre |
Summer of Hockey Series
| 21 January 2026 Match 1 | New Zealand | 1–2 | United States | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 18:30 | H. Cotter 23' | Report | Ramsey 37' Tamer 57' |
Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre |
| 22 January 2026 Match 2 | New Zealand | 4–1 | New Zealand A | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 18:30 | H. Cotter 33' Shannon 42' Surridge 52' Pho 58' |
Report | Willocks 6' | Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre |
| 24 January 2026 Match 3 | New Zealand | 1–0 | Japan | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 16:00 | Gravenall 53' | Report | Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre |
| 25 January 2026 Final | United States | 2–1 | New Zealand | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| 16:00 | Tamer 29' Gladieux 43' |
Report | H. Cotter 32' | Stadium: Alexander McMillan Hockey Centre |
2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup
| 16 August 2026 Pool B | Belgium | v | New Zealand | Wavre, Belgium |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena |
| 18 August 2026 Pool B | New Zealand | v | Ireland | Wavre, Belgium |
| 11:00 | Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena |
| 20 August 2026 Pool B | New Zealand | v | Spain | Wavre, Belgium |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Belfius Hockey Arena |
See also
- New Zealand men's national field hockey team
- New Zealand women's national under-21 field hockey team
References
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- ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
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- ^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN 2025 OCEANIA CUP SQUAD NAMED". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.
- ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.