New Zealand women's national field hockey team
No Pos Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club
15 1 GK Grace O'Hanlon ( 1992-09-10 ) 10 September 1992 ( age 27 ) 61 0 Auckland
42 1 GK Georgia Barnett ( 1994-08-27 ) 27 August 1994 ( age 25 ) 35 0 Central
5 2 DF Frances Davies ( 1996-10-18 ) 18 October 1996 ( age 23 ) 78 0 Midlands
9 2 DF Brooke Neal ( 1992-07-04 ) 4 July 1992 ( age 27 ) 176 13 Northland
12 2 DF Ella Gunson ( 1989-07-09 ) 9 July 1989 ( age 30 ) 221 10 Northland
20 2 DF Megan Hull ( 1996-05-12 ) 12 May 1996 ( age 24 ) 31 1 Capital
22 2 DF Katie Doar ( 2001-09-11 ) 11 September 2001 ( age 18 ) 15 0 Auckland
1 3 MF Tarryn Davey ( 1996-02-29 ) 29 February 1996 ( age 24 ) 63 1 Midlands
13 3 MF Samantha Charlton ( 1991-12-07 ) 7 December 1991 ( age 28 ) 251 8 Pinoké
24 3 MF Rose Keddell ( 1994-01-31 ) 31 January 1994 ( age 26 ) 207 16 Midlands
31 3 MF Stacey Michelsen ( C ) ( 1991-02-18 ) 18 February 1991 ( age 29 ) 287 34 Northland
33 3 MF Julia King ( 1992-12-08 ) 8 December 1992 ( age 27 ) 122 8 Auckland
2 4 FW Olivia Shannon ( 2001-05-23 ) 23 May 2001 ( age 19 ) 25 3 Central
4 4 FW Olivia Merry ( 1992-03-16 ) 16 March 1992 ( age 28 ) 232 107 Canterbury
6 4 FW Amy Robinson ( 1996-02-19 ) 19 February 1996 ( age 24 ) 77 9 Midlands
8 4 FW Gemma McCaw ( 1990-05-02 ) 2 May 1990 ( age 30 ) 254 72 Midlands
27 4 FW Holly Pearson ( 1998-09-07 ) 7 September 1998 ( age 21 ) 19 0 North Harbour
34 4 FW Hope Ralph ( 2000-04-14 ) 14 April 2000 ( age 20 ) 8 2 Taranaki
Team -- Current squad
The following 18 players represented New Zealand in the 2020 FIH Pro League match against Argentina on 1 March in Christchurch , New Zealand . [ 10 ] Caps and goals are current as of 1 March 2020 after the match against Argentina . Head coach : Graham Shaw .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player th { background-color : inherit ; border:0 } .mw-parser-output .nat-fs-player td { text-align : center ; border:0 }
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of December 2017, the team ranks fourth on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.