Mens Four Nations to heat up Kiwi summer

Some of the worlds best hockey teams will hit our shores this summer for the Mens Four Nations in Tauranga and Hamilton.

The Vantage Black Sticks Men are set to host Olympic silver medallists Belgium (world ranking 3rd), India (6th) and Japan (16th) in a quad series from 17-28 January.

Split across two separate five-day series, Blake Park in Tauranga hosts the action from 17-21 January before teams head to Gallagher Hockey Centre in Hamilton from 24-28 January.

The Kiwis will be looking to start 2018 off with a bang as they begin their build-up for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in April.

New Zealand last played Belgium and Japan at the Hockey World League Semi Finals in Johannesburg where they recorded a 2-0 defeat and 3-1 victory respectively.

The Black Sticks will also be looking for revenge against India who came away with a 4-0 win in their last clash at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup earlier this year.

Tickets for all days of the 2018 Mens Four Nations are on sale now and start from just $5 through www.dashtickets.co.nz

The 2018 Mens Four Nations is proudly supported by Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust (TECT), Tauranga City Council and Hamilton City Council.

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2018 MENS FOUR NATIONS - MATCH SCHEDULE

BLAKE PARK, TAURANGA

Wednesday 17th January

5:45pm - India vs Japan

7:30pm - Vantage Black Sticks vs Belgium

Thursday 18th January

5:45pm - India vs Belgium

7:30pm - Vantage Black Sticks vs Japan

Saturday 20th January

12:15pm - Vantage Black Sticks vs India

2:00pm - Belgium vs Japan

Sunday 21st January

12:00pm - Bronze medal match

2:00pm - Gold medal match

GALLAGHER HOCKEY CENTRE, HAMILTON

Wednesday 24th January

5:45pm - India vs Japan

7:30pm - Vantage Black Sticks vs Belgium

Thursday 25th January

5:45pm - India vs Belgium

7:30pm - Vantage Black Sticks vs Japan

Saturday 27th January

12:15pm - Vantage Black Sticks vs India

2:00pm - Belgium vs Japan

Sunday 28th January

2:00pm - Bronze medal match

4:00pm - Gold medal match



- This story has been automatically published using a media release from Hockey NZ