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OLYMPIC HOCKEY SPECIAL: Black Sticks women face on-fire Hockeyroos, men need points from final pool match
  Welcome to our Olympic Special newsletter. We’ll provide daily updates from our Olympic hockey teams as they compete for glory at Tokyo 2020.  UPCOMING GAMES  WOMEN VS AUSTRALIA FRIDAY 30 JULY12:15 AM | SKY SPORT 6 (Tokyo 4)  MEN VS ARGENTINA FRIDAY 30 JULY10:00 PM | SKY SPORT 8 (Tokyo 6)  WOMEN’S POOL The Kiwis are second on six points along with Argentina, probably needing one more win to secure a quarterfinal. WOMEN’S POOL STANDINGS MEN’S POOL The Black Sticks sit mid-table – equal on four points with Spain and Argentina, all chasing the last two play-off spots. MEN’S POOL STANDINDS  Huge respect for the way Australia are playing  Black Sticks women’s captain Stacey Michelsen says they’ll have to show a lot of respect for the in-form Australian team when the two teams meet tonight. “Australia are playing some really nice hockey. You can tell they’re connected as a team and they’re moving the ball really well. “We’ll have to come out tomorrow with a huge amount of respect for the way they’re playing. Fortunately we do know them very well,” Michelsen said after the 2-1 loss to Spain.In only her second game back yesterday after a month out with a hamstring injury, the skipper said it was important to move on quickly after the loss with such a quick turnaround before facing the Pool B leaders Australia. “We need to be prepared for a very tough game but I think we’ve shown through the week that we do have the ability to play the kind of game we want to but we just need to make sure we do that consistently.” Michelsen said she was happy to be back out on the field but she’d been pretty nervous coming into her first games. “I’m not able to do exactly what I could do pre-injury, but I’m just monitoring it day-by-day.” Read about what Michelsen felt went wrong in the loss to Spain.  Late Australian goal flurry a killer for Black Sticks  The Kookaburras turned up the intensity in the final quarter with three late goals to comfortably beat the Black Sticks 4-2 in Tokyo early this morning. The Kiwis had stuck with the world no.2 and Pool A leaders until the 50th minute before Australia went up a gear and added three goals to remain unbeaten in their Olympic campaign. READ THE FULL STORY  Black Sticks women stifled by Spain  The Black Sticks women have suffered their first loss at the Tokyo Olympics going down 2-1 to a Spanish side who were desperate for a win. The loss to the previously winless Spanish leaves the Black Sticks still fighting to confirm a quarterfinals spot when they meet top-of-the-table Australia late tonight. READ THE FULL STORY  HOW TO WATCH THE OLYMPIC HOCKEY ACTION  All New Zealand’s hockey matches in Tokyo will be live on one of Sky Sport’s 12 Olympic channels, and many of the games can also be watched free-to-air on TVNZ.You’ll be able to catch all the hockey action plus your other favourite Olympic events with daily coverage on Sky between 12pm and 2am most days. SEE THE FULL NZ HOCKEY SCHEDULE  USEFUL LINKS The NZ Team Home Tokyo 2020 Olympics Home Olympic Hockey Olympic Hockey full schedule Get to know the men’s squad Get to know the women’s squad  HOCKEY IN THE NEWS Black Sticks women hit a big snag against winless Spain. READ THE STORY Kookaburras stay on track as gold medal favourites with late goals. READ THE STORY It’s hot in Tokyo and don’t the hockey goalies know it! READ THE STORY  Hockey New Zealand14, Normanby Road Auckland support@hockeynz.co.nz      This email was sent to manager@nelsonhockey.org.nz You received this email because you are registered with Hockey New Zealand Unsubscribe here  © 2019 Hockey New Zealand Button |
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