Posted 4 weeks ago.
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
Posted 4 weeks ago.
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
Posted 4 weeks ago.
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
Posted 4 weeks ago.
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
Posted 4 weeks ago.
Hockey India has announced the Senior Men team that will tour The Netherlands from 27 April – 9 May 2013. The tour is in preparation for the Senior Men team's participation in the Rabobank Hockey World League Semi Finals (Round 3), which will be played in Rotterdam, Netherlands from 13-23 June 2013. x 3 More
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FEATURE: Last summer, Charlene’s Project travelled from Ireland with half a ton of hockey sticks, balls and kit to Uganda. A year on, the incredible Barr family looks set to make the same journey with double that amount as their efforts to promote the sport in a new area go from strength to strength. FIH.CH's European correspondent Stephen Findlater reports about a remarkable and truly inspirational story. x 203 More
Posted 4 weeks ago.
A strong combination of youth and experience will feature for the Black Sticks Women at the Rabobank Hockey World League League Semi Finals in June. New Zealand head coach Mark Hager has today named 18 players for the World League Round 3 competition in Rotterdam, Netherlands. More
Posted 4 weeks ago.
Congratulations to Hockeyweekly, the Netherlands-based free hockey newspaper which today celebrates its fifth anniversary. The publication is a unique source of hockey news in The Netherlands, being the only free of charge hockey journal that appears on a weekly basis. More
Posted 4 weeks ago.
A late penalty stroke consigned Australia’s Hockeyroos to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Korea in Perth on Thursday, levelling the series at one game each with two matches still to play. Madonna Blyth gave the girls in green and gold the perfect start as she fired home the rebound on a penalty corner in the second minute but Korean captain Park Mi Hyun levelled midway through the first half. More
Posted 4 weeks ago.
“I see leaves of green, red roses too .... What a wonderful world ...” I can hear Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong singing. I can also remember the words of “Desiderata” fundamentally saying that despite all the imperfections around you, savour the wonderful world you live in. But it is a world of remarkable ironies and realities. More
Posted 1 month ago.
A high intensity performance from the Hockeyroos handed Adam Commens’ side victory in the first of four matches against Korea in Perth. Four second half goals, including two from Western Australian Ashleigh Nelson, turned around a half time deficit in exciting fashion. More
May 27 - June 2, 2013
Elektrostal, Russia
June 13-22, 2013
Rotterdam, Netherlands