Newcastle ready to host best Australian Under 15 hockey talent

Everything is in readiness as the Newcastle International Hockey Centre prepares to play host to this year’s Hockey Australia (HA) U15 Championships that begins on Thursday.

64 of WA's best up and coming talent will fly the flag for the four Western Australian sides across both the boys and girls divisions.

A day after the Australian U18 Championships begin in Cairns, the cream of the hockey crop at Under 15 level from every state and territory will participate on the national stage in Newcastle from 7-13 April.

Apart from playing for state/territory pride, the U15 Championships serves as a step in many players, coaches and officials’ journey to the national level.

“After these players have been starved of opportunities to compete regularly in the past two years, a lot of work has gone into ensuring this event goes ahead successfully,” said Hockey Australia CEO David Pryles.

“This is both from an enjoyment and safety perspective, particularly around the preventative COVID measures that have been put in place.”

“We hope everyone who attends has a positive and memorable experience at the outstanding hockey facility in Newcastle and we thank Destination NSW for supporting this event.”

The HA U15 Championships was only one of two national events held in 2021 due to COVID. NSW State won both the Boys and Girls competitions at the 2021 Championships.

The 2022 Hockey Australia U15 Championships are made possible thanks to Destination NSW.

2022 Hockey Australia U15 Championships
7-13 April 2022
Newcastle International Hockey Centre, Newcastle NSW
Boys Match Schedules and results
Girls Match Schedules and results
Livestreamed on LIVEHockey

Teams - U15 Girl

Western Australia Black
Chloe Billingham, Jasmine Brar, Chloe Bull, Sofie Clementi, Milla Gray, Maddison Hill, Celeste Le, Molly Lincoln, Matilda O'Connell (gk), Ruby Phillips, Alyssa Piper, Cassia Poole, Mikayla Sandwell (gk), Ella Smith, Stevi Townsend, Keria Vaskas
Coach: Lindsay Wright

Western Australia Gold
Sophie Baltis (gk), Shane Barnard, Ruby Bell, Sascha Bowyer, Bella Connelly, Ava Fraser-Edwards, Lauren Healey, Georgia Hiskins, Erika Murphy, Madison Naish, Grace Powell, Finlay Reimers, Jorja Squiers, Petra Verster, Madison Woods (gk), Katie Wright
Coach: Joel Bell

Teams - U15 Boys

Western Australia Black
Lachlan Arnold, Oscar Banyard, Harry Burns, Tom Chalmers, Ben Davies, Angus Duff, Charlie Hampson, Gabriel Haslehurst, Marcus Healey, Christopher Henderson (gk), Quinn Jones, Jack Mills, Luke Nillsen, Austin Northrop (gk), Alexander Passalacqua, James Shackley
Coach: Keith Old

Western Australia Gold
Finn Bell, Arjun Brian, Liam Capes, Andrew Faulds, Adriaan Heyning, Callum Jones, Harper Kearnan, Hudson MacNeill, Oscar Male, Harley Muir, Daniel Needham, Jonah Pilatti, Bailey Purslowe (gk), Harrison Regan, Hugh Van der Sar (gk), Bede Wetherell
Coach: Joel Bell