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The Hockeyroos have gone down to New Zealand 4-2 in the third and deciding match of the Oceania Cup at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart yesterday. The Australians who only needed a draw to take out the series on aggregate were unable to hold off a strong finishing New Zealand who dominated the second half of the match to ... Read More »

The Hockeyroos and New Zealand have played out a 3-3 in the second match of the Oceania cup at the Tasmanian Hockey Centre in Hobart. Photo: Krystal Forgesson finds her range during warm-up The result means the title of Oceania Cup Champions will come down to the final match of the series tomorrow. Down by two goals at half time, ... Read More »

The Hockeyroo’s have defeated the NZ Blacksticks 2-1 in the Game 1 of the best-of-three series today. In action for the G-Team was Aussie Jodie Schulz (pictured above) and for New Zealand Krystal Forgesson , Anita Punt and Katie Glynn. Photo: New Zealand’s lightning midfielder Anita Punt rebounding from defence in the first half In an evenly poised first half, it was New ... Read More »

The 2011 Women’s Champions Trophy kicks off tomorrow, 25 June, in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. It is an extended 8 team tournament this year, the first time in the Champions Trophy history. The normal format is a 6 team round robin with overall top 2 ranked teams earning a spot in the final. In the all new 8 Team format, teams are ... Read More »

The OAMPS Southern Suns have won their first Australian Hockey League championship since 1995, overcoming favourites NSW to hang on to a thrilling 1-0 win in Darwin on Saturday. The Suns were considered underdogs going into the match, having only one Hockeyroos squad member compared to NSW’s seven. But they played a great team game and managed to protect their ... Read More »