The Kookaburras face a tough second round assignment when they take on a young and highly-talented India in what will be their first night match of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The world number one ranked Kookaburras opened their Olympic campaign with a 5-3 victory over host nation Japan, to successfully begin their gold medal assault at the Oi Hockey Stadium on Day 1 (Saturday).
The wait is over and the stage is set as the world number one ranked Kookaburras open the Tokyo 2020 Olympic hockey tournament against host nation Japan on Saturday 24 July.
Kookaburras Head Coach Colin Batch and Hockeyroos Head Coach Katrina Powell have announced the athletes who will head to Tokyo as reserves for the upcoming Olympic Games.
Goals in either half have given the world number one ranked Kookaburras a 2-0 victory over New Zealand in their final international match before the Olympics.
The public of Perth will get the opportunity to farewell the Olympic bound Kookaburras and Hockeyroos when Australia’s national hockey teams take on New Zealand this weekend in the FIH Pro League.
Blake Govers marked his 100th international appearance with a goal while Nathan Ephraums scored his first as the Kookaburras accounted for New Zealand 3-0.
There may have been 446 days since their last international but the Kookaburras resumed where they left off, defeating New Zealand 3-1 in the opening match of the Trans-Tasman Series.
The Kookaburras and Hockeyroos will end their international hockey drought tomorrow night when they take on the Blacksticks in the Sentinel Trans-Tasman Series.
The upcoming four match test series against New Zealand will be a major determinant to who will represent Australia in the men’s hockey tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.
Australia’s scheduled international FIH Pro League matches in the lead up to the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed, Hockey Australia and the FIH have confirmed.