Australia Men's National Under-21 Field Hockey Team
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The Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21
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and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia,
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, which is currently a member of the
Oceania Hockey Federation The Oceania Hockey Federation is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Oceania. It organises the Oceania Cup. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Member associations * Australia * Fiji * New Zealan ...
(OHF) and the
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(FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras. 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
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, Spain.


History


Tournament Records


Team


Current squad

The following 18 players represented the Burras at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup from 8–11 December, in
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.


References

{{National sports teams of Australia Under-21
Field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
Men's national under-21 field hockey teams