Sarah Byrnes
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Born |
19 October 2000 Perth, Australia | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Perth Thundersticks | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||
| 2026– | Australia | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Sarah Byrnes (born 19 October 2000)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]
Personal life
Sarah Byrnes was born in Perth, Australia.[2]
She holds a scholarship at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.[3]
Career
Domestic league
Throughout her senior career, Byrnes has competed in the Hockey WA Premier Division. Until 2022 she represented Curtin University Hockey Club, and has played for the Hale Hockey Club since the 2023 season.[4]
In Hockey Australia's domestic league, the One Active Hockey One, Byrnes represents her home state as a member of the Perth Thundersticks.[5][6] She was a member of the championship winning squad in the fifth season of the league.[7]
Hockeyroos
Byrnes spent two years in the national development squad in 2024 and 2025.[8][9] She made appearances for the 'Australia A' team during the 2024 International Festival of Hockey and during a 2025 practice series against India, both held in Perth.[5]
She was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time in 2025.[10] She will make her senior debut during season seven of the FIH Pro League.[11]
References
- ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Hockeyroos Squad Profiles". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Hockey". wais.org.au. Western Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "BYRNES Sarah". hockeywa.altiusrt.com. Hockey WA. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ a b "BYRNES Sarah". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Sarah Byrnes". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Hockey One: Perth Thundersticks' hopes of back-to-back titles alive after 6-0 semifinal thrashing of NSW Pride". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. 29 November 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "2024 National Women's Development squad revealed". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "2025 Women's National Development Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Announces 2026 National Women's High Performance Squad Ahead of an Exciting 2026 Calendar". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ "BYRNES Sarah". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2026.