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UPDATED FAKE STICK IDENTIFIER FOR 2013 Since 2009 there have been some questionable companies and individuals that have been selling fake copies of our top end premium Gryphon composite sticks online. These fake sticks include copies from our TOUR, TABOO BLUESTEEL and TABOO range. Please be aware that a lot of these online sellers do use stock images from our ... Read More »

This is the final step that we are going to take! In few days we will leave for New Dehli, India to play the Olympic Qualification Tournament, our last chance to qualify for the Olympic Games 2012. We all know it will be very hard, but we believe in our chance. Even if our last results were not those expected, ... Read More »

Fresh off the press is the all new GRYPHON AERO G1. This is the hockey specific shoe designed for high performance applications on all surfaces. It is the ultimate in multi-stud hockey shoe configuration providing brilliant grip on synthetic and natural grass. With excellent forefoot flex and rear foot stability combined with a premium micro-fibre upper, the AERO G1 fits better, ... 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 »

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 »

Round 5 has been completed overnight in the Rabo Hoofdklasse. Match of the day highlights are of new kids on the block MOP at home to SCHC, whom boast Gryphon superstar and World Champion Soledad Garcia. Garcia was unfortunately out of action for this fixture…Will it make the difference… Photo: Gryphon star Lidewij Welten sat out this round  for Den Bosch ... Read More »

It’s now been three months since I partly ruptured my achilles.  While it now feels like it  has gone relatively quickly, I can tell you the first few weeks took forever.  Spending six weeks in a cast, not being able to do anything at all, wasn’t the way I wanted to spend my hockey season. Three weeks post-surgery, I was ... Read More »

Gryphon young-gun and Australian Team member Jake Whetton scored a cracker on the weekend for his club Victoria Park, in the Perth top flight. Arguably the best club competition in Australia, the league features all Australian Squad Members thanks to Perth being the location of their High Performance Training Centre @ the Australian Institute of Sport. To set the scene, ... Read More »

Germany have defeated The Netherlands 4-2 overnight in Monchengladbach, to hoist the European Cup in front of a packed and vocal 9,000 strong audience. It was a fantastic game that had it all. Germany opened the scoring in the 1st minute through a unmarked player on the far post after some sharp lead-up play by their right side into a ... Read More »

The Netherlands have won the European Championships overnight defeating Germany 3-0. It was played in front of a fanatical crowd that was equal parts German and Dutch thanks for the venues close location to the Dutch border. In what appearead a one sided affair, the Dutch gerneated wave after wave of attack throughout the match. They scored twice in the ... Read More »