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    Black Sticks forward Simon Child has retired from an international hockey career which began in 2005

    Black Sticks forward Simon Child has retired from an international hockey career which began in 2005


    The 36-year-old has played the fifth most games for New Zealand with 309, and is the second top goal-scorer with 148.

    Child played at four Olympics and three Commonwealth Games - he was part of the squad that won bronze at Delhi in 2010.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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     05 Sep: The New Zealand women have opened their Oceania Cup hockey campaign against Australia with a 1-nil win in Darwin, thanks to an Olivia Shannon strike - the men lost 2-nil to the Kookaburras
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