New Zealand men's national field hockey team
The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, is the national team for men's hockey of New Zealand, under the New Zealand Hockey Federation.
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
- 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 – Qualified
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
- 1998 – 6th place
- 2002 –
- 2006 – 5th place
- 2010 –
- 2014 – 4th place
- 2018 –
World League
- 2012–13 –
- 2014–15 – 11th place
- 2016–17 – 12th place
- 2019 – 8th place
- 2020 – Qualified
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 –
- 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
Players
The following 20 players were named on 26 February 2020 for the FIH Pro League matches against Argentina on 28 February and 1 March 2020.
Caps updated as of 1 March 2020, after the match against Argentina.
Head coach: Darren SmithRecent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months or are part of the current training squad.Notable players
- Paul Ackerley
- Scott Anderson
- Jeff Archibald
- Ryan Archibald
- Phillip 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
