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  •   Home > News > Sports > Hockey

    Quarter final result at women's hockey World Cup buoys the Black Sticks ahead of Commonwealth Games

    A quarter final result at this month's women's hockey World Cup has buoyed the Black Sticks ahead of their Commonwealth Games title defence in Birmingham


    Their campaign starts on Saturday night against minnows Kenya before before facing Australia, Scotland and South Africa.

    Coach Darren Smith says four players in the squad are returning from 2018.



    NEWSTALK ZB'S COVERAGE OF THE BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES WITH JUST DIG IT. THE EXPERTS IN EVERYTHING EARTHWORKS.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Hockey News
     05 May: Confidence is high for Black Sticks men's player George Baker ahead of their second match at hockey's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia tonight
     18 Apr: One of New Zealand's most decorated Black Sticks has retired from international hockey - Olivia Merry exits as the all-time top goal scorer with 128 from 284 appearances
     14 Apr: The women's Black Sticks have beaten Japan 2-1 in their hockey international on Auckland's North Shore
     13 Apr: A stark admission from returning Black Stick Holly Pearson that she's far from her best ahead of this afternoon's tussle with Japan at Auckland's North Harbour Hockey Stadium
     04 Apr: To some sticks down, gloves off action in ice hockey's NHL..
     02 Apr: The Black Sticks Men have named three uncapped players as part of an 18-strong squad to compete at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia for the first time since 2019
     23 Jan: Kookaburra-turned-Black Stick Scott Boyde is celebrating a dramatic turnaround in his hockey career
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