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    Covid is continuing to cause headaches for the Black Sticks women and management, less than a week out from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

    Covid is continuing to cause headaches for the Black Sticks women and management, less than a week out from the Birmingham Commonwealth Games


    The hockey team lost in the quarterfinals at the World Cup in The Netherlands.

    And New Zealand coach Darren Smith says they had a couple of Covid cases during the Cup - and have had three post-tournament.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     21 Jan: The Black Sticks women are vowing to capitalize on preparation time before August's hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands
     21 Jan: Black Sticks women's coach Phil Burrows is eager to see internal competition at this week's four-team international tournament in Dunedin
     01 Dec: To hockey's Sultan Aslan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     30 Nov: The New Zealand men's have lost to Belgium 5-1 in their final pool match at 2025 Sultan of Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
     28 Nov: Controversy has preceded India's winning goal in their 3-2 victory over the New Zealand men at hockey's Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia
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