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Black Sticks in training, 2011

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Black Sticks in training, 2011

Members of the the Black Sticks, New Zealand's national hockey team, watch coach Shane McLeod outlining plays during a 2011 training session in Albany, Auckland. A month later New Zealand hosted the Champions Trophy, an international round robin hockey tournament. Eight countries took part and the winner was the defending champion, Australia. 

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Geoff Watson, Hockey – Origins of New Zealand hockey, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/38912/black-sticks-in-training-2011 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Geoff Watson, published 3 December 2012, updated 1 January 2015.