The Primary A Girls have completed a very successful season. As well as winning the Super 6 tournament at the start of the year, they have also finished a very credible third place in the main competition, dispatching Hornby 5-1 in the last game. This would be the teams best result in some years, an achievement coaches Hilary Sutherland, Rachel McCann and captain Grace Curtis can well be proud off.

Where: The Grand Chancellor, 161 Cashel Street
When: Friday 10 September
Time: 7.30pm start, bar opens from 6.30pm
Cost: $35 (pay at the door)
Menu: Buffet: A selection of oven fresh breads. A selection of garden fresh salads with condiments and dressings. A mirror display of cold roast and continental meats. A hot potato dish and a selection of hot seasonal vegetables. Rice pilaf. Your choice of two hot dishes selected from the 'Hot Dishes Selection'. Vegetarian Gnocchi served with a mushroom sauce. Chocolate Orange Gateaux, Mixed Berry Cheesecake, Apple Strudel, Flan. A platter of fresh sliced fruit. Chantilly cream Filter coffee and herbal tea selection.

Where: The Big Room ChCh Boys High School , Straven Road
When: Sunday 12 September
Time: 5.30 - 7:30pm
Menu: Please bring a plate of finger food and make sure you get your MYSTERY PRIZE DRAW ticket (players only) as you arrive.

Player profiles for the Premier and Division 2 teams will be available soon. The completed Division 2 mens profile can be seen here

Rachel McCann has recently led the NZ Youth Olympics team to the bronze medal in Singapore. NZ competed very successfully, only losing to the eventual finalists Argentina and Holland by one goal. Donna, Rachel's mum and Club Supporter of the Year in 2009 shows off her own unique flag raising style. .

The August newsletter can be viewed here

Carrying on from where they left off last year in Youth grade, the Division 5 ladies have already qualified to move up to Division 4 next year. The team remain unbeaten, winning 14 out of 14 so far this season, scoring 84 goals in the process and conceding only 15 against. A young team with lots of potential, there are only three players 15 years or over. They sometimes play with 4 sets of sisters (Tania & Beaular Jachi, Sarah & Amy Mitchell, EJ & April McLennan, and Courtenay & Ally Bradley). Quite a team, and they are doing it in style.

It is with great sadness that we advise of the death of Sandra Brankin, daughter of Valerie Piesse, mother of Rowan Brankin and Godmother of Susie Keegan, all long standing club members. Sandra passed away on the 22nd of June. As many will know Sandra was the lifeblood of our Junior Club, and a very valued committee member for a good number of years. Sandra will be well missed by many, for her enthusiasm and love of hockey, as well as her sharp mind and sense of humour. Club President Peter Neale made a tribute to Sandra at her funeral, a copy of his speech can be viewed here

Congratulations to the following club members on selection to Canterbury Primary A and B teams, to complete at the Hockey New Zealand Hatch Cup, Collier Cup and McGrath tournaments.

Canterbury A Boys: Moss Jackson

Canterbury B Boys: Cameron Metherell, Simon Yorston. Non-travelling reserves: Nathan Bruynel, Joeman Chan

Canterbury A Girls: Grace Curtis, Zoe Johnson, April McLennan

Canterbury B Girls: Alice Batt, Emma Jackson, Petra Manderson, Jessica Taylor. Non-travelling reserves: Izzy Goddard, Sophie Maxtone

Where: HSOB-Burnside Hockey club rooms, Hagley Park
When: Saturday 24th July
Time: 7pm on
Tickets: $10 a ticket
Theme: '50 years of NZ TV' (Come as your favourite past/or current character, actress, actor)

Go here, the TVNZ website for some inspiration.

The club quiz evening will be once again held at the Christchurch Boys High Big Room

Please see the attached flyer. Drinks from 6.45, start time 7.30. Teams of 4 to 5 people, $5 each. Licensed bar. To book your team, contact Rosie at secretary@hsobburnside.co.nz. Door sales will also be available on the night. There are some great team and raffle prizes up for grabs. We would like to acknowledge the generous support of The Grand Chancellor and Kukri NZ.

The first newsletter for 2010 can be viewed here

Congratulations to the following people for making the Division 3 team for 2010:

Melissa Harper, Hayley Chalmers, Abbey Kelly, Georgia Surie, Gabe Perry, Kavita Morar, Belinda Smith, Nicole Radburd, Katrina Woolf, Chris Errington, Megan Cumberpatch

Could the following named please come to training on Wednesday 24th March, 6:45-8:15, Nunweek Park for final team selection:

Sarah Hey, Shannon Luff, Olivia Cowie, Emma Peattie, and Hannah.

The following players have been selected:

Katie Beatson; Michelle Watson; Katie Clarke; Joanne Rhodes; Florencia Leguizamon; Di Lancaster; Brine Styles; Alex MacDonald; Jessica Deakins; Nicola Supyk; Rosanna Carleton; Rebecca Maurice; Lauren Buckman; Anna Philpott; Janet MacKenzie.

Former club member and current black stick Shea McAleese provides an insight into the NZ Blacksticks camp at the Hockey World Cup.

John Christensen has named his team for the upcoming season as follows:

Lisa Watson; Amy Truscott; Hilary Sutherland; Rachel McCann; Hilary Weavers; Susie Keegan (nee Colville); Pippa Hayward; Ali Perry; Stacey Carr; Erin Taylor; Hazel Lund; Louise Cook; Emma Rose; Pip Lloyd

The Club Open Day is set for Saturday 10 April, 5:00pm on at the Clubrooms, Hagley Park.

Canterbury Premier League - Saturday, April 10

Senior Divisions 2-5 - Sunday, April 11

Senior Mid Week Men - Monday, April 12

Senior Mid Week Women - Tuesday, April 13

Senior Grass Grade - Saturday, April 24 (to be confirmed)

Primary 11-a-side - Saturday, April 17

Primary 8-a-side & 6-a-side - Saturday, April 24

The Division 2 Women, winners of last years competition require a replacement goal tender after the retirement of their long serving keeper Vikki Hanrahan. Ideally the club would like to retain the services of a promising keeper with aspirations of playing Premier hockey in the near future, as they will be given opportunities to play up the grade should they wish. A desire to play Premier hockey however is not a requirement.

Please direct any inquiries to Rosie @

The Hero Honda Men’s World Cup starts in Delhi, India on the 2nd of March through to the final on the 14th of March 2010.
A quick summary of NZ's matches is listed below whilst a full match schedule can be attained by clicking on the image below. Coverage of the tournament is both live and available on replay.

Tuesday March 2, NZ vs Canada, Channel Sky Sports 1 (SS1) 0:00am (midnight); Replay SS2 @ 6:00am

Thursday March 4, NZ vs Netherlands, Live SS1 4:00am; Replay SS2 @ 9:00am

Saturday March 6, NZ vs Korea, Live SS1 0:00am (midnight); Replay SS2 @ 6:00am

Monday March 8, NZ vs Argentina, Live SS1 2:00am; Replay SS3 @ 4:00pm

Wednesday March 10, NZ vs Germany, Live SS1 0:00am (midnight); Replay SS2 @ 6:00am

Sunday March 14, FINAL, Live SS3 1:00am; Replay SS3 @ 8:30pm

Trials - Men

HSOB Burnside welcome anyone to attend the trials listed below. While ideally we prefer contact beforehand, feel free to turn up on the day itself and make yourself known to the contacts below. Please bring a light and dark coloured top with you (white and black shirts preferably)

Pre-season trainings are now underway for all senior teams, these are on Wednesdays at Porritt Park. A list of training times and dates are listed below the trial information.

Premier Men

Trial 1 - Sunday 28 February, 4.40 to 5.40, Porritt Park 2

Trial 2 (final) - Sunday 14 March, 4.30 to 6.00, Porritt Park 1

Coach : Paul Derham

Manager : Grant Lewis

A full copy of the Premier Men's programme is provided here : HSOB Premier Men Pre-Season Schedule 2010

For all Premier Men Inquiries, please contact Grant Lewis,

Division 2 Men

Trial 1 - Sunday 7 March, 2.00 to 3.00, Porritt Park 2

Trial 2 (final) - Sunday 14 March, 3.00 to 4.30 pm, Porritt Park 1

Coach : Peter Neale

Manager : Minesh Fakir

For Division 2 Inquiries; please contact Praveen Menon

Trials - Women

Premier Women

Trial 1 - Sunday 28 February, 3.30 to 4.40, Porritt Park 2

Trial 2 (final) - Sunday 7 March,1.00 to 2.00, Porritt Park 2

Coaches : John Christensen and Murray Connor

Manager : Hilary Sutherland

For all Premier Women Inquiries, please contact Hilary Sutherland,

Division 2 Women

Trial 1 - Sunday 14 March, 1.30 to 3.00, Porritt Park 1

Coaches : Dan Quinn and Steve Christensen

Manager : Rosie Carleton

Division 3 Women

Trial 1 - Sunday 14 March, 1.30 to 3.00, Porritt Park 1

Coach : Tymon Johnson

For all Division 2 and 3, inquiries please contact Rebecca Maurice,

Division 5 Women

Trial 1 - Sunday 14 March, 5.00 to 6.30, Nunweek Park

Coach : Dean McLennan

For all Division 5, inquiries please contact Dean McLennan,

Pre-season Trainings - All senior teams

As for trials, HSOB Burnside are happy for anyone to come along and have a knock around and get to know people and the club. Please note that the two Premier teams have additional fitness trainings outside turf time. Please contact the respective managers for a list of locations and dates.

Pre-season trainings are held on Wednesdays at Porritt Park. The time does vary on the 10th of March, so please take note.

- Wednesday 24 February, 7.00 to 8.00 pm, Porritt 1

- Wednesday 3 March, 7.00 to 8.00 pm, Porritt 1

- Wednesday 10 March, 6.00 to 7.00 pm, Porritt 2

- Wednesday 17 March, 7.00 to 8.00 pm, Porritt 1

- Wednesday 24 March, 7.00 to 8.00 pm, Porritt 2

- Wednesday 31 March, 7.00 to 8.00 pm, Porritt 2

The club is actively seeking new players for our Premier and Division 2 Mens and Women's teams. All 4 teams have fashioned a very proud record over the last decade.

We are particularly pleased to announce and welcome our new premier coaches for 2010, Paul Derham (PD) for the Premier Men and former NZ Gold Medallist John Christensen aka JC for the Premier Women.

PD will be assisted by Grant Lewis, the 2009 coach as manager, and JC will have Murray Connor as an assistant. Murray has previously coached both the Canterbury senior mens and womens teams, as well as the NZ men.

For all Premier Men Inquiries, please contact Grant Lewis,

Division 2 and other Men's Grades; Praveen Menon

For all Premier Women Inquiries, please contact Hilary Sutherland,

All other ladies grades including Division 2, 3 and mid-week open, please contact Rebecca Maurice,

Once again the club will be offering a small scholarship for a first year school leaver. An application form is provided below. All inquiries welcome.

Over the last few years we have had quite a few players from the UK, South Africa and Argentina join our club and we look forward to a new recruit joining us from France this year. So if you're looking at emigrating or just on your OE, drop us a line, we are the best social club by far.

The HSOB/Burnside Junior Department will be running their 11 aside trials commencing Wednesday 17th February at Nunweek Park for girls and commencing Wednesday 10th March at Nunweek Park for boys. Please contact Sandra Brankin for further details if you are interested in attending these trials on phone: 358-5933 or . All newcomers welcome!

The scholarship named after the club's two outstanding past Olympians and New Zealand captains is available to talented young hockey players who have left school and are under the age of 20 as at 1 January 2010.

Alan (Banjo) Patterson played for New Zealand from 1963 till 1972, captained the side from 1965 and participated in the Tokyo, Mexico and Munich Olympics.

Mary Deakins (nee Clinton) played for New Zealand from 1980 till 1992, captained the side from 1985 till 1989 and participated in the Los Angeles and Barcelona Olympics.

The Club has a proud record of New Zealand representatives with Michelle Hollands, Di Weavers, Rachel Robertson, Andrew Timlin and Paul Derham all playing for the club. Our more recent Black Sticks include Stacey Carr, Kate Saunders, Kayla Sharland, Shea MacAleese, Jan Patterson and Gareth Brooks.

Two scholarships, male and female, will be offered each year and will cover player subscriptions, playing equipment, personal coaching, and tickets to all international and national league games in Christchurch.

All promising players intending to play premier club hockey in Christchurch are encouraged to apply using the attached application form. The clubs expectation is for a minimum commitment of two years.

The application form is now available as below. Please feel free to make any inquiries to

All forms are to be returned by March 5 2010..

Scholarship Application Form 2010

Senior Competition (all senior grades) - TBA;

Youth Competition - TBA;

Junior Competition - TBA.

Subs for the 2010 season have been set as follows:

Senior (CPL, Divisions 2-5) - $350.00;

Midweek Open - $330.00;

Grass - $180.00.

*Please note the the fees set include all training and match fees as per club policy, there are no extra levies. We are and have consistently over the years been one of the most competitively priced clubs.

**It is only through club initiatives such as fund raisers and the generosity of sponsors have we been able to offer a reduced fee over the actual cost per player which is closer to $470/$480 for senior players.