New Zealand women's national field hockey team

New Zealand
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
Home	Away
FIH ranking
Current	9 1 (5 November 2025)
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

World Cup^[2]
Year	Host city	Position
1983	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	7th
1986	Amsterdam, Netherlands	4th
1990	Sydney, Australia	7th
1998	Utrecht, Netherlands	6th
2002	Perth, Australia	11th
2010	Rosario, Argentina	7th
2014	The Hague, Netherlands	5th
2018	London, England	11th
2022	Terrassa, Spain Amstelveen, Netherlands	5th
2026	Wavre, Spain Amstelveen, Netherlands	Qualified

Champions Trophy^[3]
Year	Host city	Position
1987	Amstelveen, Netherlands	6th
1999	Brisbane, Australia	5th
2000	Amstelveen, Netherlands	6th
2001	Amstelveen, Netherlands	5th
2002	Macau, China	5th
2004	Rosario, Argentina	6th
2006	Amstelveen, Netherlands	6th
2010	Nottingham, England	5th
2011	Amstelveen, Netherlands	3rd
2012	Rosario, Argentina	6th
2014	Mendoza, Argentina	4th
2016	London, United Kingdom	6th

World League^[4]
Year	Round	Host city	Position
2012–13	Semi-final	Rotterdam, Netherlands	4th
2012–13	Final	San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina	5th
2014–15	Semi-final	Antwerp, Belgium	4th
2014–15	Final	Rosario, Argentina	2nd
2016–17	Semi-final	Brussels, Belgium	3rd
2016–17	Final	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd

FIH Pro League^[5]
Year	Season	Position
2019	Season One	6th
2020–21	Season Two	6th
2021–22	Season Three	Withdrew
2022–23	Season Four	8th
2023–24	Season Five	Withdrew
2024–25	Season Six	DNQ
2025–26	Season Seven	Q

FIH Nations Cup
Year	Host city	Position
2023–24	Terrassa, Spain	4th
2024–25	Santiago, Chile	1st

Olympic Games^[6]
Year	Host city	Position
1980	Moscow, Soviet Union	N/A
1984	Los Angeles, United States	6th
1992	Barcelona, Spain	8th
2000	Sydney, Australia	6th
2004	Athens, Greece	6th
2008	Beijing, China	12th
2012	London, United Kingdom	4th
2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4th
2020	Tokyo, Japan	8th
2024	Paris, France	DNQ

Commonwealth Games^[7]
Year	Host city	Position
1998	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3rd
2002	Manchester, England	4th
2006	Melbourne, Australia	3rd
2010	New Delhi, India	2nd
2014	Glasgow, Scotland	3rd
2018	Gold Coast, Australia	1st
2022	Birmingham, England	4th

Oceania Cup^[8]
Year	Host city	Position
1999	Sydney, Australia	2nd
2001	Auckland, New Zealand	2nd
2003	Melbourne, Australia Auckland, New Zealand	2nd
2005	Sydney, Australia Auckland, New Zealand	2nd
2007	Buderim, Australia	1st
2009	Invercargill, New Zealand	1st
2011	Hobart, Australia	1st
2013	Stratford, New Zealand	2nd
2015	Stratford, New Zealand	2nd
2017	Sydney, Australia	2nd
2019	Rockhampton, Australia	1st
2023	Whangārei, New Zealand	2nd
2025	Darwin, Australia	1st

Champions Challenge I^[9]
Year	Host city	Position
2003	Catania, Italy	4th
2005	Virginia Beach, United States	1st
2007	Baku, Azerbaijan	5th
2009	Cape Town, South Africa	1st

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	(1992-09-10) 10 September 1992 (age 33)	116	0	Rarh Bengal Tigers
34	GK	Julia Gluyas	(1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 27)	4	0	Central Falcons

3	DF	Ella Hyatt Brown	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 28)	8	0	Northern Tridents
11	DF	Casey Crowley	(1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 28)	44	0	Adelaide Fire
18	DF	Anna Crowley	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 26)	29	0	Central Falcons
26	DF	Kaitlin Cotter	(2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 24)	49	5	Central Falcons
31	DF	Riana Pho	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 20)	23	1	Central Falcons

13	MF	Josephine Murray	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 25)	3	0	Pinoké
19	MF	Tessa Jopp	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 30)	53	0	Southern Alpiners
28	MF	Hannah Gravenall	(1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 37)	26	2	HC Melbourne
37	MF	Emma Findlay	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 21)	26	1	Central Falcons
43	MF	Emma Rainey	(1999-10-01) 1 October 1999 (age 26)	19	1	Central Falcons

2	FW	Olivia Shannon (captain)	(2001-05-23) 23 May 2001 (age 24)	93	17	Soorma Hockey Club
6	FW	Hope Ralph	(2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 25)	55	8	Central Falcons
8	FW	Hannah Cotter	(2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 22)	39	7	Rarh Bengal Tigers
23	FW	Jessica Anderson	(1998-09-29) 29 September 1998 (age 27)	14	2	Southern Alpiners
27	FW	Holly Pearson	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 27)	44	4	Northern Tridents
38	FW	Brittany Wang	(2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 24)	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	(1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 (age 30)	8	0	Southern Alpiners	v. United States; 5 July 2025
GK	Brooke Roberts	(1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 31)	48	0	Northern Tridents	v. Ireland; 2 March 2025

DF	Stephanie Dickins	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 31)	85	8	Northern Tridents	v. Ireland; 2 March 2025
DF	Tessa Reid	(2003-08-25) 25 August 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Southern Alpiners	v. United States; 20 January 2025

MF	Rebecca Baker	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 23)	9	0	Central Falcons	v. United States; 6 July 2025
MF	Paige Blake	(2003-07-17) 17 July 2003 (age 22)	7	2	Northern Tridents	v. Ireland; 25 February 2025
MF	Amelia Calder	(1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 26)	2	0	Southern Alpiners	v. United States; 20 January 2025
MF	Jaimee Eades	(2003-06-15) 15 June 2003 (age 22)	1	0	Southern Alpiners	v. United States; 20 January 2025

FW	Breana Catley	(2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 24)	3	0	Northern Tridents	v. United States; 20 January 2025
FW	Emelia Surridge	(2004-09-23) 23 September 2004 (age 21)	6	1	Southern Alpiners	v. Ireland; 2 March 2025
FW	Rose Tynan	(1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 28)	41	8	Northern Tridents	v. United States; 20 January 2025
FW	Anna Willocks	(1996-12-29) 29 December 1996 (age 29)	21	3	Central Falcons	v. United States; 6 July 2025

Records

Highest Capped Players^[11]
Rank	Player	Games
1	Stacey Michelsen	296
2	Olivia Merry	284
3	Samantha Child	277
4	Emily Gaddum	274
5	Anita McLaren	271
6	Kayla Whitelock	256
7	Gemma McCaw	250
8	Suzie Muirhead	238
9	Elizabeth Thompson	225
10	Charlotte Harrison	222

Highest Goal Scorers^[12]
Rank	Player	Goals
1	Olivia Merry	128
2	Anita McLaren	105
3	Krystal Forgesson	77
3	Katie Glynn	77
5	Gemma McCaw	72
6	Charlotte Harrison	65
7	Kayla Whitelock	63
8	Niniwa Roberts	47
9	Samantha Harrison	42
10	Suzie Muirhead	41

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

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

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

References

^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
^ "Home – FIH".
^ "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.

External links

[FIH_Women's_World_Rankings-1] "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[2] "Home – FIH".

[3] "Home – FIH".

[4] "Home – FIH".

[5] "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

[6] "Home – FIH".

[7] "Home – FIH".

[8] "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

[9] "Home – FIH".

[10] "VANTAGE BLACK STICKS WOMEN 2025 OCEANIA CUP SQUAD NAMED". blacksticksnz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

[11] "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.

[12] "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). New Zealand Hockey Federation.

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