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Once again, The International Super Series Hockey 9′s will be taking place in Perth on the 22-25 of November. This series will showcase some of the worlds best, with teams from Australia, England, India, Pakistan and Malaysia. The guys from Gryphon seem to be taking over the Kookaburras with 8 in the team: Trent Mitton Jacob Whetton Craig Boyne Rob Hammond ... Read More »

Hey G Crew The last few weeks have been quite fantastic for myself on and off the field of hockey. It started out by collecting the Under 21′s Player of the year, which I was very honored to receive, but that wasn’t the end of my night. I was then after an unreal season with Vic Park, awarded the 2012 ... Read More »

Gryphon Legend and Australian National Coach Ric Charlesworth was recently interviewed by The Australian’s Nicole Jeffery on the sports version of the Twenty20 game, dubbed “Hockey 9′s”, where he elaborates that hockey has got the shorter version right and cricket has not. To read the full interview, click here ALL PHOTOS (C) GRYPHON HOCKEY | DCIMAGES: Daniel Carson | DCIMAGES.ORG Read More »

The inaugural 2011 Lanco International Super Series (LISS), which spanned over 4 days and included 15 matches, culminated with Australia taking on New Zealand in the Men’s final and India playing Australia in the Women’s final. In what was a hugely successful event that featured the first FIH sanctioned 9-a-side International Tournament, it coincided with the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) ... Read More »

The 2011 Lanco International Super Series was a mix of innovation, excitement and extravagance as Hockey took the biggest leapforward in its history. Incorporating the new 9′s format, wider goals, shorter games, relaxed rules and non stop back-2-back games it kept the thousands of live spectators and millions of viewers world-wide thoroughly entertained over the 4 days of competition. This ... Read More »

With the Lanco International Super Series only days away, the CEO of Hockey Australia has written an open letter to all hockey fans and supporters urging that each and everyone gets behind this exciting new tournament by watching the live and delayed telecasts around the world. By watching these matches, it will mean a healthy increase in the ratings of ... Read More »

Dubbed by Hockey Australia as “The most exciting sporting event of 2011″ the Lanco International Super Series (LISS) is only days away from starting in Perth, Western Australia. It will feature a heap of Gryphon’s best International Stars, the likes of World Chapmions Fergus Kavanagh and Kiel Brown (pictured above) along with Mark Paterson, Jodie Schulz, Kate Jenner, Jade Warrender, Emily ... Read More »