They've beaten South Korea 3-2 in the first hockey test in Stratford, with Simon Child scoring the winning goal with eight minutes left.

The second match is tomorrow, with the winner of the series advancing to the Tokyo Games.

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26 Nov: Dwayne Rowsell and Leon Hayward have been selected for their first men's Black Sticks national hockey contracts

25 Nov: The men's Black Sticks will be using next year's FIH hockey pro league as a precursor to the Tokyo Olympics after finding out their opponents in the pool stages

14 Nov: Hockey player Gemma McCaw admits it might take some time to return to the top of her game

07 Nov: Black Sticks veteran Kayla Whitelock's family is to thank for her coming out of retirement as the team builds towards next year's Tokyo Olympics

02 Nov: The men's Black Sticks are looking to take the early advantage in their Olympic qualifying series today

14 Oct: Preparing well for their Olympic qualifiers is the main focus for the Black Sticks when they take on Japan in the third game of their series in Stratford tonight

12 Oct: The men's Black Sticks have bounced back from their first test loss to hammer Japan 6-3 in the second test in Stratford

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