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Scotland U18 Boys held a slightly unconventional training session last Sunday at Clydesdale Hockey Club’s Titwood grounds in Glasgow. In addition to the usual drills and fitness, 28 boys took part in a sponsored leg wax to raise funds for their upcoming trip to compete in the EuroHockey U18 Nations Championships in Vienna this July. More
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Over 1000 hockey players have descended on the KwaZulu-Natal capital city for three days of fun with old friends and former rivals in one of the biggest events of its kind in the southern hemisphere. Jonathan Cook reports. x 2 More
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HC Bloemendaal superstar Teun de Nooijer – a man considered by many to be one of the finest hockey players the world has ever seen - talks about his decision to retire and his dream of winning a second Euro Hockey League title on home soil. More
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FIH President Leandro Negre recently concluded a trip to the Dominican Republic, where he met with officials from the Dominican Republic Hockey Federation and the country’s National Olympic Committee. Those that welcomed Mr. Negre include Sport Minister Dr. Jaie David Fernandez and the National Olympic Committee President Luis Mejia along with the Executive Board of the Dominican Hockey Federation. x 3 More
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Hockey New Zealand has won the rights to host the 2013 Oceania Cup which will see the Black Sticks Men and Women heading to Taranaki to take on Australia in October. In a competitive bid process, Oceania Hockey Federation awarded it to Taranaki over other bidders in Australia due to the local support that Taranaki are offering to make the event a real success. More
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Scotland Men return to competitive international action next week when they participate in the FIH World League Round 2 in St Germain, Paris from May 6-12. The Scots face Belgium, Canada, France, Poland and Portugal in a challenging pool qualification format, where four of the five teams are ranked higher than Scotland in the current FIH World Rankings. More
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Black Sticks star Nick Wilson and Kayla Sharland were presented with the 2012 Player of the Year Award and acknowledged for their consistently exceptional performance throughout the year, especially during the London Olympics. More
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Olympic Gold medallist, world champion and five times FIH Player of the Year Jamie Dwyer speaks to FIH.CH about his experiences in the Hero Hockey India League, his love of the Hockey 5s format and looks ahead to the Kookaburras biggest tournament of the year, the Rabobank Hockey World League Semi Final in Rotterdam. x 24 More
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Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth will hand five players their senior international debuts this week when Australia’s men’s hockey team welcome Korea to Perth Hockey Stadium. Jeremy Edwards (TAS), Tyler Lovell (WA), Andrew Philpott (VIC), Tom Wickham (SA) and Matthew Willis (NSW) will all make the step up during the four match series. More
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In a match that saw Victorian Georgia Nanscawen become the youngest woman to reach 100 international appearances for Australia, Karri McMahon’s (SA) first international for Australia was not enough to see the Hockeyroos over the line on Sunday as they went down 3-1 to Korea in Perth. More
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Australia’s Hockeyroos turned on the style in a devastating second half performance as they bounced back from Thursday’s defeat at the hand of Korea to win 6-0 on Saturday. Emily Smith (NSW) netted the crucial opener with just four seconds of the first half remaining but it was the five goals in the second half that truly caught the eye with captain Madonna Blyth’s (QLD) incredible cheeky chip the highlight. More
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The Federal Senator for the Province of Buenos Aires, Dr. Aníbal Fernández won Saturday’s presidential elections, held in the context of the annual ordinary General Assembly of the Argentinean Hockey Confederation, with a unanimous vote and will hold the highest office until 2017. Sandra Isola from Salta, who is also an FIH Executive Board Member, was elected first Vice-President. More
May 27 - June 2, 2013
Elektrostal, Russia