Australia took the honours in the first of three double headers in the inaugural transtasman hockey series at Lloyd Elsmore Park tonight. The second round of matches are on Saturday with the Ford-sponsored series wrapping up on Sunday. If you wanted a sight to gladden a coaches heart it came early in the second quarter of the men's match. Earlier, the women's Black Sticks got a serious wakeup call to provide New Zealand with plenty of hard thinking ahead of Saturday's match. Quality defender Thompson, captaining the Black Sticks for the second time, acknowledged the learning curve for the younger players.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 17, 2016 19:36 UTC