Finn Ward
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| Full name | Finn Mcleod Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 September 2000 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Southern Alpiners | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | New Zealand U–21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | New Zealand | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Finn Mcleod Ward (born 21 September 2000)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[2]
Life
Finn Ward grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand. His brothers, Jordan and Patrick also play field hockey.[3]
He is a former student of King's High School.[4]
Career
Domestic league
Ward plays domestically in his home country of New Zealand.[5] In the Premier Hockey League he represents the Southern Alpiners.[6][7] He also plays in the Ford National Hockey Championship, where he represents his home region of Otago.[8]
Under–21
Ward made his international debut at under–21 level. He represented the New Zealand U–21 team at the 2019 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.[9]
Black Sticks
After four years out of the national set-up, Ward received his first call-up to the Black Sticks in 2025. He made his senior international debut during the FIH Nations Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[10] At the tournament, he won a gold medal and scored his first international goal.[11] He has since been named in the squad for the 2025 Oceania Cup in Darwin.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Black Sticks Men's Team". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Ward trio to play for Otago together". odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "NZ High Performance Sport Selection - Finn Ward". kingshigh.school.nz. King's High School. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "WARD Finn". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Alpiners Men". alpinershockey.co.nz. Southern Alpiners. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Premier Hockey League to test Black Sticks". rnz.co.nz. Radio New Zealand. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Otago Men & Women's Squads". oha.org.nz. Otago Hockey Association. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "WARD Finn". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Finn Ward's turn — with brother Patrick in the mix". odt.co.nz. Otago Daily Times. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Malaysia blow 3-0 lead in crushing New Zealand defeat in Nations Cup". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Black Sticks Men named for 2025 Oceania Cup". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS MEN 2025 OCEANIA CUP NAMED". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
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