2023 Men's Oceania Cup

{{Short description|Field hockey tournament}}

{{Infobox field hockey

| tournament = 2023 Men's Oceania Cup

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = New Zealand

| dates = 10–13 August

| venues = Northland Hockey Association

| city = Whangārei

| teams = 2

| confederations = 1

| champions = {{fh|AUS}}

| count = 12

| second = {{fh|NZL}}

| matches = 3

| goals = 14

| top_scorer = {{fhicon|AUS}} Jeremy Hayward
{{fhicon|AUS}} Jacob Whetton
{{fhicon|NZL}} Sam Lane

| top_scorer_goals = 2

| best_player =

| previous_year = 2019

| previous_tournament = 2019 Men's Oceania Cup

| next_year = 2025

| next_tournament = 2025 Men's Oceania Cup

}}

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.{{cite web |title=2021 Oceania Cup |url=https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-1061-0-0-0&sID=406584 |publisher=Oceania Hockey Federation |access-date=7 January 2021 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109165902/https://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-1061-0-0-0&sID=406584 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Hunger for hockey met by teeming international calendar |url=http://fih.ch/news/hunger-for-hockey-met-by-teeming-international-calendar/ |website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |access-date=7 January 2021 |date=6 January 2021}}

Australia were the defending champions, having won all previous editions.{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/kookaburras-beat-black-sticks-3-0-to-qualify-for-tokyo-olympics-20190909-p52p9l.html |title=Kookaburras beat Black Sticks to qualify for Tokyo, Hockeyroos face anxious wait |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |website=smh.com.au |accessdate=19 December 2020}} 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.{{cite web |title=World Cup qualification quotas decided|url=http://www.fih.ch/news/world-cup-qualification-quotas-decided|website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=3 December 2020|location=Lausanne |date=8 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Australia seal Olympic Games 2024 qualification|url=https://www.fih.hockey/events/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/news/australia-seal-olympic-games-2024-qualification|website=fih.ch |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=13 August 2023|date=13 August 2023}}

Squads

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Head coach: Colin Batch

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

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{{hidden begin|title={{fhw|NZL}}|bodystyle=font-size:110%}}

Head coach: {{flagicon|RSA}} Gregory Nicol

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  1. Scott Boyde
  2. Dane Lett
  3. Simon Child
  4. Charles Morrison
  5. Sam Hiha
  6. Sam Lane (C)
  7. Simon Yorston
  8. George Enersen (GK)
  9. Aidan Sarikaya
  10. Nic Woods (C)
  11. Leon Hayward (GK)
  12. Kane Russell
  13. Blair Tarrant
  14. Sean Findlay
  15. Hugo Inglis
  16. Hayden Phillips
  17. George Baker
  18. Malachi Buschl

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Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament:{{citeweb |url=https://tms.fih.ch/officials/reports/appointments?year=2023 |title=International Appointments 2023 |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=2 August 2023 }}

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

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Results

=Standings=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1534/reports/poolstandings FIH]

|team_order=AUS, NZL

|win_AUS=2 |draw_AUS=0 |loss_AUS=1 |gf_AUS=8 |ga_AUS=6

|win_NZL=1 |draw_NZL=0 |loss_NZL=2 |gf_NZL=6 |ga_NZL=8 |status_NZL=H

|name_AUS={{fh|AUS}}

|name_NZL={{fh|NZL}}

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.[https://www.fih.ch/media/8997723/fih-general-tournament-regulations-current-update.pdf FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022]

|result1=Q |result2=OQ

|res_col_header=Q

|col_Q=green1 |text_Q=2024 Summer Olympics

|col_OQ=blue1 |text_OQ=2024 FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

}}

All times are local (UTC+12).

=Fixtures=

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 10 August 2023

| time = 19:05

| team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fh|AUS}}

| report = [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/18347/reports/matchreport Report]

| goals1 = Lane {{fhgoal|PC|14}}

| goals2 = Whetton {{fhgoal|FG|1}}
Govers {{fhgoal|PC|8}}
Craig {{fhgoal|FG|56}}

| umpires = Steve Rogers (AUS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 12 August 2023

| time = 14:05

| team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

| score = 4–2

| team2 = {{fh|AUS}}

| report = [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/18348/reports/matchreport Report]

| goals1 = Lane {{fhgoal|FG|5}}
Russell {{fhgoal|PC|7}}
Woods {{fhgoal|PC|13}}
Findlay {{fhgoal|FG|29}}

| goals2 = Whetton {{fhgoal|FG|19}}
Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|34}}

| umpires = Gareth Greenfield (NZL)
Steve Rogers (AUS)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 13 August 2023

| time = 14:05

| team1 = {{fh-rt|NZL}}

| score = 1–3

| team2 = {{fh|AUS}}

| report = [https://tms.fih.ch/matches/18349/reports/matchreport Report]

| goals1 = Phillips {{fhgoal|FG|27}}

| goals2 = Willott {{fhgoal|FG|5}}
Hayward {{fhgoal|PC|13}}
Welch {{fhgoal|PC|55}}

| umpires = Steve Rogers (AUS)
David Tomlinson (NZL)

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|matches=3 |goals=14

|source=[https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1534/reports/scorers FIH]

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

}}

See also

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