2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Dublin)

Four Nations
Tournament details
Host countryIreland
CityDublin
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)University College Dublin
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up Ireland
Third place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored42 (5.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Anita Punt (7 goals)

The 2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from July 12 to 16, 2014, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.[1]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Canada, Chile, New Zealand, and the hosts, Ireland, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once.[2] Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

Country October 2011 FIH Ranking[3] Best World Cup finish Best Olympic Games finish
 Canada 22 Third Place (1986) Fifth Place (1984)
 Chile 20 Never Qualified
 Ireland 13 Eleventh Place (1994) Never Qualified
 New Zealand 4 Fourth Place (1986) Fourth place (2012)

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:[4]

  • Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
  • Joanne Cumming (NZL)
  • Alison Keogh (IRE)
  • Megan Robertson (SCO)
  • Sarah Wilson (CAN)

Results

All times are local (Irish Standard Time).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 26 2 +24 9 Advanced to Final
2  Ireland (H) 3 2 0 1 8 9 −1 6
3  Chile 3 1 0 2 2 11 −9 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: New Zealand Hockey Federation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[5]
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

12 July 2014
13:00
Canada  0–2  Chile
Report Lagos  50'
García  64'
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
12 July 2014
15:15
Ireland  2–9  New Zealand
Frazer  33'
Sargent  40'
Report Webster  9'
Punt  16'26'
Flynn  18'56'
Cocks  24'
Forgesson  28'
Merry  43'55'
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Megan Robertson (CAN)

13 July 2014
13:00
New Zealand  10–0  Chile
Punt  18'46'
Merry  24'43'
Glynn  30'32'62'
Keddell  50'
Whitelock  54'
Flynn  70+'
Report
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Alison Keogh (IRE)
13 July 2014
15:15
Ireland  5–0  Canada
O'Flanagan  26'
Duke  54'69'
Sargent  63'
Carroll  66'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
Joanne Cumming (NZL)

15 July 2014
17:00
New Zealand  7–0  Canada
Forgesson  9'27'
Merry  41'51'
Punt  64'66'69'
Report
Umpires:
Alison Keogh (IRE)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)
15 July 2014
19:30
Chile  0–1  Ireland
Report Speers  57'
Umpires:
Megan Robertson (CAN)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

16 July 2014
17:00
Chile  3–0  Canada
Vidaurre  26'
Filipek  35+'
Villalabeitia  48'
Report
Umpires:
Joanne Cumming (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

Final

16 July 2014
19:30
New Zealand  3–0  Ireland
Forgesson  3'22'
Cocks  63'
Report
Umpires:
Megan Robertson (CAN)
Sarah Wilson (SCO)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 29 2 +27 12 Tournament Champion
 Ireland (H) 4 2 0 2 8 12 −4 6
 Chile 4 2 0 2 5 11 −6 6
4  Canada 4 0 0 4 0 17 −17 0

Goalscorers

There were 42 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S HOCKEY TEAM RESULTS" (PDF). hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "4 Nations Invitational Tournament 2014 Dublin (IRL) (W)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - 16 JUNE 2014" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "FIH OUTDOOR & INDOOR APPOINTMENTS - 2014" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ Regulations