13 Mar 2013

Black Sticks score first win

10:45 am on 13 March 2013

The New Zealand men's hockey team has scored its first win at the Sultan Azlan Shah tournament in Malaysia, beating South Korea 3-0.

Hugo Inglis scored a field goal after four minutes, while Cory Bennett and Andy Hayward converted from penalty corners either side of half-time.

The Black Sticks now have a win and two losses and are third in the six-team standings.

They play India tomorrow night and Australia on Saturday.