New Zealand men's national field hockey team

The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men,^[3] is the national team for men's field hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.

New Zealand

Nickname(s)	Black Sticks
Association	New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation	OHF (Oceania)
Head Coach	Greg Nicol
Assistant coach(es)	Gregg Clark Mike Delaney Shea McAleese
Manager	David Stones
Captain	Nic Woods
Most caps	Phil Burrows (343)
Top scorer	Phil Burrows (150)
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	10 1 (19 August 2025)[1]
Highest	5 (2013)
Lowest	13 (2023)
First international
New Zealand  5–4  Australia (Palmerston North, New Zealand; 27 September 1922)[2]
Olympic Games
Appearances	14 (first in 1956)
Best result	1st (1976)
World Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1973)
Best result	7th (1973, 1975, 1982, 2014, 2023)
Oceania Cup
Appearances	11 (first in 1999)
Best result	2nd (12 times)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 Oceania Cup 0 12 0 Commonwealth Games 0 2 1 Hockey World League 0 1 0 Total 1 15 1 Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team Oceania Cup 1999 Brisbane 2001 Melbourne 2003 Christchurch–Wellington 2005 Suva 2007 Buderim 2009 Invercargill 2011 Hobart 2013 Stratford 2015 Stratford 2017 Sydney 2019 Rockhampton 2023 Whangārei Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team 2018 Gold Coast Team 2010 New Delhi Team Hockey World League 2012–13 New Delhi Team

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, they upset Australia to win gold, 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

Summer Olympics

• 1956 – 6th place
• 1960 – 5th place
• 1964 – 13th place
• 1968 – 7th place
• 1972 – 9th place
• 1976 –
• 1984 – 7th place
• 1992 – 8th place
• 2004 – 6th place
• 2008 – 7th place
• 2012 – 9th place
• 2016 – 7th place
• 2020 – 9th place
• 2024 – 12th place

World Cup

• 1973 – 7th place
• 1975 – 7th place
• 1982 – 7th place
• 1986 – 9th place
• 1998 – 10th place
• 2002 – 9th place
• 2006 – 8th place
• 2010 – 9th place
• 2014 – 7th place
• 2018 – 9th place
• 2023 – 7th place
• 2026 – Qualified

Commonwealth Games

• 1998 – 6th place
• 2002 –
• 2006 – 5th place
• 2010 –
• 2014 – 4th place
• 2018 –
• 2022 – 5th place

World League

• 2012–13 –
• 2014–15 – 11th place
• 2016–17 – 12th place

Pro League

• 2019 – 8th place
• 2020–21 – 8th place
• 2021–22 – Withdrew
• 2022–23 – 9th place

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

• 2023–24 –
• 2024–25 –

Champions Trophy

• 1978 – 4th place
• 1983 – 6th place
• 1984 – 5th place
• 2004 – 6th place
• 2010 – 5th place
• 2011 – 4th place
• 2012 – 7th place

Champions Challenge

• 2003 – 4th place
• 2007 –
• 2009 –
• 2014 – 5th place

Oceania Cup

• 1999 –
• 2001 –
• 2003 –
• 2005 –
• 2007 –
• 2009 –
• 2011 –
• 2013 –
• 2015 –
• 2017 –
• 2019 –
• 2023 –

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• 1991 – 4th place
• 1995 –
• 1996 – 4th place
• 1998 – 6th place
• 2000 – 6th place
• 2003 –
• 2005 – 4th place
• 2006 – 4th place
• 2008 –
• 2009 –
• 2011 – 4th place
• 2012 –
• 2013 – 4th place
• 2015 –
• 2016 –
• 2017 – 4th place
• 2024 –

Team

Current squad

The following players were named in the Black Sticks squad for the XXXIII Summer Olympics in Paris, France.^[4]

Head coach: Greg Nicol

All caps and goals current as of 9 June 2024, following the match against France.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Dominic Dixon	(1996-08-07) 7 August 1996 (age 29)	35	0	Hawke's Bay
4	DF	Dane Lett	(1990-08-29) 29 August 1990 (age 34)	128	5	Wellington
8	DF	Charlie Morrison	(2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 22)	23	0	Canterbury
13	DF	Simon Yorston	(2000-03-07) 7 March 2000 (age 25)	25	0	Canterbury
17	DF	Nicholas Woods (captain)	(1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)	173	24	Waikato
21	DF	Kane Russell	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 33)	210	89	Otago
22	DF	Blair Tarrant	(1990-05-11) 11 May 1990 (age 35)	266	6	Otago
11	FW	Jacob Smith	(1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 34)	126	34	Wellington
19	MF	Joseph Morrison	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23)	31	1	Canterbury
24	MF	Sean Findlay	(2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 23)	47	5	Hawke's Bay
31	MF	Hayden Phillips	(1998-02-06) 6 February 1998 (age 27)	133	12	Horowhenua
2	FW	Scott Boyde	(1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 31)	29	7	Brisbane Blaze
6	FW	Simon Child	(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 37)	306	146	Auckland
12	FW	Samuel Lane	(1997-04-30) 30 April 1997 (age 28)	110	39	Canterbury
29	FW	Hugo Inglis	(1991-01-18) 18 January 1991 (age 34)	260	75	Otago
37	FW	Isaac Houlbrooke	(2001-09-06) 6 September 2001 (age 23)	28	5	North Harbour

The following three players were listed as reserves for the Olympic Games:

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
20	GK	Leon Hayward (reserve)	(1990-04-23) 23 April 1990 (age 35)	61	0	Auckland
18	DF	Bradley Read (reserve)	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 30)	61	1	Wellington
34	DF	Malachi Buschl (reserve)	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25)	32	0	Otago

The remainder of the national squad is as follows:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	George Enersen	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 34)	85	0	Canterbury	v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
DF	David Brydon	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 29)	89	2	Canterbury	v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
DF	Scott Cosslett	(2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 22)	12	2	North Harbour	v.  France; 9 June 2024
DF	Benjamin Culhane	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 22)	15	0	Otago	v.  South Korea; 8 May 2024
MF	Aidan Sarikaya	(1996-07-03) 3 July 1996 (age 29)	87	3	Thames Valley	v.  France; 9 June 2024
FW	George Baker	(2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 22)	20	4	Canterbury	v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
FW	Jonty Elmes	(2004-11-04) 4 November 2004 (age 20)	12	7	Hawke's Bay	v.  France; 9 June 2024
FW	Connor Greentree	(1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 26)	17	1	North Harbour	v.  Netherlands; 28 June 2023
FW	Samuel Hiha	(1997-08-26) 26 August 1997 (age 27)	42	4	Hawke's Bay	v.  Pakistan; 21 January 2024
FW	Dylan Thomas	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 29)	56	6	Hawke's Bay	v.  Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Recent call-ups

The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last 12 months:

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
MF	Luke Holmes	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Auckland	v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
MF	Patrick Ward	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 22)	9	0	Otago	v.  Malaysia; 11 May 2024
FW	Kim Kingstone	(1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 31)	37	5	Auckland	v.  Netherlands; 28 June 2023

Notable players

• Paul Ackerley
• Scott Anderson
• Jeff Archibald
• Ryan Archibald
• Phil Burrows
• Simon Child
• Tony Ineson
• Ramesh Patel
• Hayden Shaw
• Nick Wilson
• Selwyn Maister
• Barry Maister
• Brett Leaver
• Trevor Manning
• Jamie Smith
• Peter Daji
• Campbell Garry
• Austen Haig
• Richard Clouston
• Marc Keil
• Cooper Gilmore
• Fred Meehan