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1The New Zealand international women's or men's hockey team.
‘the Black Sticks opened the scoring’
‘The men's Black Sticks hockey team drew 5–5 with Germany last night, while the women's team takes on the Netherlands in the semi-finals later in the week.’
‘The Black Sticks coach says the result was frustrating with much of the side's hard work undone by errors.’
‘The Black Sticks men have been beaten 3-1 by Korea in their final game at the International Challenge tournament in Tasmania.’
‘A first-half goal and superior defence was enough to put the still-undefeated Black Sticks into the final four.’
‘The Blacks Sticks defender celebrates his goal with teammates during their 2–1 win.’
‘The Black Sticks women have secured their spot in the semi-finals after an emphatic 4–1 victory.’
‘Japan solidified their defence following the goal and the score line remained 1–0 to the Black Sticks at halftime.’
‘The Black Sticks levelled the series with a 3–2 win.’
‘The Black Sticks had their chances to level in the fourth quarter.’
‘The Black Sticks men's hockey team know they must beat the world champion Australians to qualify for the Rio Olympics.’
‘The Black Sticks Women could not continue their winning ways, going down 1–0 to Japan in Auckland.’
1.1Black StickA member of a New Zealand international hockey team.