100 years of rivalry between the Kookaburras and Black Sticks to continue

The Kookaburras will be hoping to replicate the recent series victory by the Hockeyroos when they take on the Men’s Vantage Black Sticks in New Zealand in a 4-match day series starting tomorrow at the National Hockey Centre in Auckland.

Originally planned to be played alongside the Women earlier this month, the Men’s tournament was postponed following a COVID interruption, affecting the New Zealand squad.

The Sentinel Homes Trans-Tasman Series against the Vantage Black Sticks will be crucial preparation for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games.

WA's Jake Harvie, Tom Wickham and Aran Zalewski have all been selected to represent the Kookaburras in the upcoming series.

Securing a seventh straight Commonwealth Games gold medal is the next major focus for the Kookaburras before the Men’s World Cup in January 2023.

This year notably marks the 100-year anniversary since the first test match between Australia and New Zealand Men’s Teams.

The first match took place on the 27^th of September 1922 as an Australian touring team headed across the Tasman Sea bound for the New Zealand north island city of Palmerston North.

Since that first encounter, Australian and New Zealand Men’s Teams have played 152 times over the past 100 years. The nation’s women’s teams have met 151 times following the completion of their recent Trans-Tasman Series.

The 4-match Trans-Tasman series begins with Match 1 tomorrow, with the remaining games on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

The Sentinel Homes Trans-Tasman Series will be broadcast LIVE in Australia on LIVEHockey.
Match 1 will be free of charge with the following three match days requiring a LIVEHockey subscription.

Match Schedule;

Tuesday 31 May – 19.05pm NZT (17.05pm AEST)

Thursday 2nd June – 19.05pm NZT (17.05pm AEST)

Saturday 4th June – 13.35pm NZT (11.35am AEST)

Sunday 5th June – 13.35pm NZT (11.35am AEST)

Kookaburras 2022 Trans-Tasman Series squad: