Jonathon Bloor and Reuben Andrews have both made the NZ Junior Blacksticks team to tour the Gold Coast in January after attending trials in early December.
Hockey New Zealand named the 36 man squad in mid-December, with those selected playing as two teams against Australia and Japan under-19 sides.
“The tour is an important part of the development of these junior players. We have just completed a selection camp and the coaches have been impressed by the improvement we have seen in the group in a short period of time,” Campaign Manager Hemant Lala said.
“The challenge for these young players will be to see if they are able to implement their new learnings in an international competition environment.”
Match Schedule
- Sunday 10th January – NZ Black vs NZ White
- Monday 11th January – NZ Black vs Japan/NZ White vs Australia
- Tuesday 12th January – NZ White vs Japan/NZ Black vs Australia
- Thursday 14th January – NZ Black vs Japan/NZ White vs Australia
- Friday 15th January – NZ Black vs NZ White
