2023 Men's Oceania Cup

2023 Men's Oceania Cup

Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Whangārei
Dates	10–13 August
Teams	2 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Northland Hockey Association
Final positions
Champions	Australia (12th title)
Runner-up	New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	14 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jeremy Hayward Jacob Whetton Sam Lane (2 goals)
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The 2023 Men's Oceania Cup was the twelfth edition of the Men's Oceania Cup after the cancellation of the 2022 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Hockey Federation. It was held from 10 to 13 August 2023.^[1][2]

Australia were the defending champions, having won all previous editions.^[3] The event consisted of a three match series between defending champions Australia and series hosts, New Zealand. Australia, as the winner, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[4][5]

Squads

 Australia

Head coach: Colin Batch

1. Thomas Craig
4. Jake Harvie
6. Matt Dawson
7. Nathan Ephraums
8. Johan Durst (GK)
10. Joshua Beltz
11. Eddie Ockenden (C)
12. Jacob Whetton
13. Blake Govers
15. Jayden Atkinson
16. Tim Howard
17. Aran Zalewski (C)
18. Benjamin Rennie (GK)
20. Ky Willott
21. Jack Welch
22. Flynn Ogilvie
23. Daniel Beale
32. Jeremy Hayward

 New Zealand

Head coach: Gregory Nicol

2. Scott Boyde
4. Dane Lett
6. Simon Child
8. Charles Morrison
9. Sam Hiha
12. Sam Lane (C)
13. Simon Yorston
15. George Enersen (GK)
16. Aidan Sarikaya
17. Nic Woods (C)
20. Leon Hayward (GK)
21. Kane Russell
22. Blair Tarrant
24. Sean Findlay
29. Hugo Inglis
31. Hayden Phillips
32. George Baker
34. Malachi Buschl

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:^[6]

• Amber Church (NZL)
• Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
• Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
• Steve Rogers (AUS)
• David Tomlinson (NZL)

Results

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6	2024 Summer Olympics
2	New Zealand (H)	3	1	0	2	6	8	−2	3	2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.^[7]
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+12).

Fixtures

10 August 2023 19:05 New Zealand  1–3  Australia Lane  14' Report Whetton  1' Govers  8' Craig  56' Umpires: Steve Rogers (AUS) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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12 August 2023 14:05 New Zealand  4–2  Australia Lane  5' Russell  7' Woods  13' Findlay  29' Report Whetton  19' Hayward  34' Umpires: Gareth Greenfield (NZL) Steve Rogers (AUS)

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13 August 2023 14:05 New Zealand  1–3  Australia Phillips  27' Report Willott  5' Hayward  13' Welch  55' Umpires: Steve Rogers (AUS) David Tomlinson (NZL)

Goalscorers

There were 14 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

2 goals

• Jeremy Hayward
• Jacob Whetton
• Sam Lane

1 goal

• Tom Craig
• Blake Govers
• Jack Welch
• Ky Willott
• Sean Findlay
• Hayden Philips
• Kane Russell
• Nic Woods

Source: FIH

See also

• 2023 Women's Oceania Cup

References

1. "2021 Oceania Cup". Oceania Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
2. "Hunger for hockey met by teeming international calendar". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
3. "Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait". smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
4. "World Cup qualification quotas decided". fih.ch. Lausanne: International Hockey Federation. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
5. "Australia seal Olympic Games 2024 qualification". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
6. "International Appointments 2023". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
7. FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022