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2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Auckland)

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Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countryNew Zealand New Zealand
CityAuckland
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored38 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Georgia Nanscawen
Australia Jodie Schulz (4 goals)
North Harbour (previous)

The 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the second of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from April 18 to 22, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

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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

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

Results

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All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 13 6 +7 7 Advanced to Final
2  New Zealand (H) 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 5
3  United States 3 1 0 2 6 8 −2 3
4  India 3 0 1 2 5 11 −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

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18 April 2012
13:00
United States  3–0  India
Taylor field hockey ball 32'
Selenski field hockey ball 48'
Cesan field hockey ball 51'
Report
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
18 April 2012
15:00
New Zealand  3–3  Australia
Punt field hockey ball 7'70'
Sharland field hockey ball 55'
Report Smith field hockey ball 15'
Schulz field hockey ball 44'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Dino Willox (WAL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

19 April 2012
13:00
Australia  5–2  India
Schulz field hockey ball 2'28'
Boyce field hockey ball 6'
Nelson field hockey ball 51'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 60'
Report Rani field hockey ball 13'
Poonam field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
19 April 2012
15:00
United States  2–3  New Zealand
Dawson field hockey ball 15'
Smith field hockey ball 55'
Report C. Harrison field hockey ball 20'
Flynn field hockey ball 31'
Glynn field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Dino Willox (WAL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)

21 April 2012
17:30
Australia  5–1  United States
Schulz field hockey ball 2'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 12'
Close field hockey ball 43'47'
Attard field hockey ball 6'
Report Laubach field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Dino Willox (WAL)
21 April 2012
19:30
New Zealand  3–3  India
Glynn field hockey ball 6'
Finlayson field hockey ball 10'
Forgesson field hockey ball 67'
Report Rani field hockey ball 15'
Vandana field hockey ball 55'
Chanchan field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

Classification round

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Third and fourth place

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22 April 2012
17:00
United States  0–1  India
Report Deepika field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Melanie Oakden (NZL)
Sarah Allanson (AUS)
Final
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22 April 2012
19:30
Australia  3–1  New Zealand
Nelson field hockey ball 7'
Close field hockey ball 8'
Nanscawen field hockey ball 15'
Report Glynn field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Maggie Giddens (USA)
Dino Willox (WAL)

Statistics

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 4 3 1 0 16 7 +9 10 Tournament Champion
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand (H) 4 1 2 1 10 11 −1 5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  India 4 1 1 2 6 11 −5 4
4  United States 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 3

Goalscorers

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There were 38 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Four Nations". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Hockeyroos Draw in Thriller Against New Zealand". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 30 OCTOBER 2011" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2012" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ Regulations
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