2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (North Harbour)

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Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand New Zealand
CityNorth Shore
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)North Harbour Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored26 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Katie Glynn (5 goals)
(next) Auckland

The 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the first of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held on the North Shore, from April 12 to 16, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition format[edit]

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country October 2011 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Australia 7 Champions (1994, 1998) Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
 India 13 Fourth Place (1974) Fourth Place (1980)
 New Zealand 6 Fourth Place (1986) Sixth Place (1984, 2000, 2004)
 United States 10 Third place (1994) Third place (1984)

Officials[edit]

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Sarah Allanson (AUS)
  • Maggie Giddens (USA)
  • Melanie Oakden (NZL)
  • Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
  • Dino Willox (WAL)

Results[edit]

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

Preliminary round[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advanced to Final
2  New Zealand (H) 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  India 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
4  United States 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1
Source: New Zealand Hockey Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures[edit]

12 April 2012
16:30
Australia  4–0  United States
Schulz field hockey ball 19'
Rivers field hockey ball 22'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 43'
Eastham field hockey ball 64'
Report
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Dino Willox (WAL)
12 April 2012
18:30
New Zealand  2–1  India
Punt field hockey ball 3'
Glynn field hockey ball 24'
Report Anuradha field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

13 April 2012
16:30
United States  1–1  India
O'Donnell field hockey ball 66' Report Deepika field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
13 April 2012
18:30
New Zealand  1–3  Australia
Glynn field hockey ball 34' Report Boyce field hockey ball 33'
Schulz field hockey ball 57'
Nelson field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Dino Willox (WAL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

15 April 2012
16:30
Australia  1–0  India
Nanscawen field hockey ball 6' Report
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
15 April 2012
18:30
United States  1–3  New Zealand
Taylor field hockey ball 33' Report C. Harrison field hockey ball 23'
Glynn field hockey ball 43'58'
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Dino Willox (WAL)

Classification round[edit]

Third and fourth place[edit]

16 April 2012
16:00
India  1–2 (a.e.t.)  United States
Chanchan field hockey ball 56' Report Taylor field hockey ball 47'
Crandall field hockey ball 73'
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Dino Willox (WAL)

Final[edit]

16 April 2012
18:30
Australia  2–3  New Zealand
Flanagan field hockey ball 51'
Schulz field hockey ball 64'
Report Sharland field hockey ball 12'
Glynn field hockey ball 43'
S. Harrison field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

Statistics[edit]

Final standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand (H) 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 9 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States 4 1 1 2 4 9 −5 4
4  India 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 1

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 26 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Four Nations". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hockeyroos Deny USA Clean Sweep as NZ Tour Team Announced". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 30 OCTOBER 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ^ Regulations

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