6 Dec 2012

Black Sticks eliminated from Champions Trophy

7:42 pm on 6 December 2012

The New Zealand men's hockey team has been eliminated from the Champions Trophy tournament in Melbourne, beaten two-nil by the Netherlands in the quarter finals.

The Black Sticks, ranked sixth in the world trailed the third ranked Dutch one nil at halftime.

The result means the Black Sticks leave the tournament having lost three games and drawn one.