Six of the top 10 women’s hockey sides in the world will take to the field at the Hawke’s Bay Festival, starting on Saturday, in an event that will give an indication of the form off many key sides ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
Hosts the Black Sticks will take on Australia, Argentina, Japan, Korea and China, and all their games will be streamed live at www.hockeynz.co.nz/Black-Sticks/Live-Match-Streaming
Australia’s games will also be streamed on http://hockey.org.au/
Hawke’s Bay is 12 hours ahead of British Summer Time and 11 hours ahead of Europe, making some of the games for insomniacs only. The evening fixtures aren’t too bad though, such as New Zealand vs Argentina at 7am Tuesday.
Match schedule with UK times
| Date | Time (NZ) | Time (UK) | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday April 5 |
12noon 2pm 4pm |
Midnight (Fri night) 2am 4am |
Japan v China Australia v Argentina Black Sticks Women v Korea |
| Sunday April 6 | 12noon 2pm 4pm |
Midnight 2am 4am |
Australia v Japan Argentina v Korea Black Sticks Women v China |
| Tuesday April 8 | 3pm 5pm 7pm |
3am 5am 7am |
Korea v Japan Australia v China Black Sticks Women v Argentina |
| Thursday April 10 | 3pm 5pm 7pm |
3am 5am 7am |
Argentina v China Australia v Korea Black Sticks Women Japan |
| Saturday April 12 | 11.30am 1.30pm 3.30pm |
11.30pm (Fri) 1.30am (Sat) 3.30am |
Korea v China Argentina v Japan Black Sticks Women v Australia |
| Sunday April 10 | 11.00am 1.30pm 4.00pm |
11pm (Sat) 1.30am 4am |
5th v 6th place play off 3rd v 4th place play off Final |
