The Vantage Black Sticks Males are set to start their Oceania Cup marketing campaign tonight at 8:30pm NZT in opposition to Australia in Darwin, with a couple of late modifications to the squad bringing contemporary power and alternative.
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Sadly, Scott Boyde, Isaac Houlbrooke and Sean Findlay have been dominated out of the collection on account of damage. Nevertheless, this opens the door for brand new expertise to step up and make an impression. Patrick Ward, initially named because the travelling reserve, has been activated, whereas Jonty Elmes and Gus Nelson have flown over from New Zealand to affix the crew.
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All three gamers have lately performed a key function within the Black Sticks’ gold medal-winning Nations Cup marketing campaign in Malaysia, and their inclusion provides depth, kind, and contemporary legs to the squad forward of this three-match Trans-Tasman battle.