New Zealand: Top Flight International Hockey Returns to NZ
Hockey New Zealand (HNZ) is delighted to announce the return of international hockey competition to our shores after what will have been a three year hiatus. March 2020 was the last time the Vantage Black Sticks (VBS) played a country, other than Australia, in NZ when they faced Argentina in Season 2 of the FIH […]
Pro-League: Orange Celebrates Return of De Goede With 6-0 Victory
The Netherlands has graced the return of Eva de Goede with a stunning 6-0 victory in the Pro League over a weak China. It was the last official game for the Orange squad in the run-up to the World Cup, which starts on July 1. There she was again. The medical miracle of Orange. […]
Pro-League: Solid Performance Gives USA Win Over China
Trailing early in their second FIH Hockey Pro League game of the weekend at HC Rotterdam in The Netherlands, the No. 15 U.S. Women’s National Team produced a solid performance, including a composed second half, to secure the win over No. 13 China. After falling behind 6 minutes into the game, USA responded and equalized […]
Pro-League: Netherlands Winner of FIH Pro League After Win Over India
The third edition of the FIH Pro League was won by the Netherlands. At the Rotterdam complex, the Orange squad won 2-1 against India after an early deficit. It is the first time that the Orange Men have won the Pro League. Captain Thierry Brinkman proudly held up the cup just before half past six, […]
Pro-League: Belgium Bounce Back to Comfortably Win Against England
Women’s FIH Pro League England 1 Belgium 4 Belgium’s women avenged their previous day’s 2-1 defeat to England in clinical fashion, running out 4-1 winners at Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in somewhat warmer conditions compared with those of the first meeting. England fielded an unchanged 18 player squad, whilst Belgium made one change, […]
Pro-League: England End Belgium Unbeaten Run
Women’s FIH Pro League England 2 Belgium 1 The three-day heatwave in Southern England broke, and England Women came from 1-0 down to beat Belgium 2-1 and break the Belgians’ five game unbeaten Pro League run, although China had won a shootout 2-0 after a 1-1 draw in Antwerp ten days earlier. Belgium had last […]
Pro-League: Orange Beats India on Shoot-outs After Hectic Final Phase
The Orangemen saw a victory against India slip out of their hands in the final seconds in the Pro League on Saturday. A striking Indian corner in the final signal made it 2-2. The Netherlands then took the shoot-outs better than the Asians, which ultimately resulted in a satisfied feeling and a bonus point. Especially […]
Pro-League: England Prove a Tough Test for World Champions Belgium
The Olympic champions managed to line up a 10th meeting without defeat in this Pro League (2-2). But they suffered against England, who did not let them develop their game. For their last duties in the Pro League, the Belgian players faced England with the desire to close this 3rd season of the world competition […]
Pro-League: USWNT’s Comeback Falls Short
At the HC Rotterdam in The Netherlands, the World Number 15, U.S. Women’s National Team, took on World Ranked 13 China in their first meeting of the FIH Hockey Pro League. Scoreless after the first quarter, China capitalized twice in the second and again in the fourth. A determined USA fought hard to cut the […]
Pro-League: India Secure Famous Victory Over Champions Argentina
Indian women’s team registers momentous win over Olympic silver medalist Argentina in FIH Pro League Gurjit Kaur scored a brace as the Indian women’s hockey team dished out a spirited performance to stun Olympic silver medallist Argentina 2-1 in the shoot-out after a 3-3 stalemate in regulation time in the first match of the double-leg […]
