Australia | |
Association: | Hockey Australia |
Confederation: | OHF (Oceania) |
Nickname: | Burras |
Coach: | Ben Bishop |
Assistant: | Brent Livermore |
Manager: | Andrew Smith |
Captain: | Max Hendry |
Regional Name: | Junior World Cup |
Regional Cup Apps: | 11 |
Regional Cup First: | 1982 |
Regional Cup Best: | 1st (1997) |
The Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras.[1]
The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1982 Junior World Cup, where the team won a silver medal.
The team's last appearance was during an eight nations tournament during June 2019 in Madrid, Spain.[2]
Junior World Cup | |||||||||||
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Year | Location | Position | |||||||||
1979 | Versailles, France | did not participate | |||||||||
1982 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 9 | |
1985 | Vancouver, Canada | 4th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 15 | +18 | 10 | |
1989 | Ipoh, Malaysia | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 12 | |
1993 | Terrassa, Spain | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 | |
1997 | Milton Keynes, England | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 17 | |
2001 | Hobart, Australia | 6th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 11 | |
2005 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 16 | |
2009 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia Singapore | 3rd | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | +22 | 22 | |
2013 | New Delhi, India | 5th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 13 | |
2016 | Lucknow, India | 4th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 | |
2023 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 9 |
Junior Oceania Cup | |||||||||||
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Year | Location | Position | |||||||||
2004 | Wellington, New Zealand | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 9 | |
2008 | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 7 | |
2013 | Gold Coast, Australia | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 9 | |
2016 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 9 | ||
2022 | Canberra, Australia | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 |
The following 18 players were named in the Burras squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. The squad was announced on 17 November 2023.[3]