Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey
Tournament details
Host country Australia
City Melbourne
Dates 7 – 26 March
Teams 10
Venue(s) State Netball and Hockey Centre
Top three teams
Champions  Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up  India
Third place  England
Tournament statistics
Matches played 27
Goals scored 136 (5.04 per match)
Top scorer(s) New Zealand Krystal Forgesson
Scotland Vikki Bunce
Australia Nicole Hudson (5 goals)
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Women's Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[1][2]

The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.[3]

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 4 0 0 27 2 +25 12 Semi-finals
2  India 4 2 1 1 18 7 +11 7
3  Malaysia 4 2 0 2 7 15 −8 6
4  South Africa 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 4
5  Nigeria 4 0 0 4 1 28 −27 0
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
16 March 2006
13:00
Malaysia  4–0  Nigeria
Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Anne McRae (SCO)
16 March 2006
18:00
Australia  4–2  India
Beattie  1'
Smith  23'
Sanders  41'
Skirving  70'		 Report Lakra  13'
Kharb  22'
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Alison Hill (ENG)
17 March 2006
14:00
Nigeria  1–4  South Africa
Report
Umpires:
Alison Hill (ENG)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
17 March 2006
21:00
Australia  8–0  Malaysia
Sanders  9', 49'
Arrold  23'
Hollywood  25'
Hudson  28'
Faulkner  49'
Blyth  57'
Skirving  65'		 Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
18 March 2006
13:30
South Africa  2–2  India
Report
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Alison Hill (ENG)
19 March 2006
11:00
Nigeria  0–12  Australia
Report Blyth  1'
Skirving  7'
Arrold  16', 19'
Hudson  30', 35', 53'
Halliday  32'
Beattie  39'
Taylor  51'
Smith  58'
Hollywood  62'
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
20 March 2006
08:30
Malaysia  2–1  South Africa
Report
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Anne McRae (SCO)
20 March 2006
10:30
India  8–0  Nigeria
Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Alison Hill (ENG)
21 March 2006
13:30
Australia  3–0  South Africa
Report
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Alison Hill (ENG)
21 March 2006
21:00
Malaysia  1–6  India
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anne McRae (SCO)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 20 1 +19 12 Semi-finals
2  England 4 3 0 1 20 4 +16 9
3  Scotland 4 2 0 2 11 8 +3 6
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 5 10 −5 3
5  Barbados 4 0 0 4 0 33 −33 0
Source: The CGF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
16 March 2006
11:00
Barbados  0–4  Canada
Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
16 March 2006
16:00
New Zealand  2–1  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
17 March 2006
13:30
Canada  0–5  England
Report
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (ASU)
Anne McRae (SCO)
17 March 2006
16:30
Barbados  0–11  New Zealand
Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
18 March 2006
10:30
England  5–0  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
19 March 2006
13:00
Canada  0–3  New Zealand
Report
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Alison Hill (ENG)
20 March 2006
13:30
England  10–0  Barbados
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
20 March 2006
20:30
Canada  1–2  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
21 March 2006
16:00
England  0–4  New Zealand
Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
21 March 2006
19:00
Scotland  8–0  Barbados
Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Tracey Wrigley (NZL)

Fifth to tenth place classification

Ninth and tenth place

23 March 2006
08:30
Nigeria  1–4  Barbados
Report
Umpires:
Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)

Seventh and eighth place

23 March 2006
20:00
Canada  2–5  South Africa
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Nor Piza Hassan (MAS)

Fifth and sixth place

23 March 2006
13:30
Malaysia  0–3  Scotland
Report
Umpires:
Alison Hill (ENG)
Corrine Cornelius (RSA)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
23 March 2006
 
 
 Australia3
 
25 March 2006
 
 England0
 
 Australia1
 
23 March 2006
 
 India0
 
 New Zealand0
 
 
 India1
 
Third place
 
 
35 March 2006
 
 
 England0 (3)
 
 
 New Zealand0 (1)

Semifinals

23 March 2006
11:00
Australia  3–0  England
Hollywood  28'
Halliday  37'
Faulkner  69'		 Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anne McRae (SCO)
23 March 2006
17:30
New Zealand  0–1  India
Report
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

Bronze medal match

25 March 2006
10:30
England  0–0  New Zealand
Report
Penalties
3–1
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

Gold medal match

25 March 2006
13:00
Australia  1–0  India
Hudson  62' Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Anne McRae (SCO)

Medals

Medal Team
Gold  Australia
Silver  India
Bronze  England
 2006 Women's Hockey Commonwealth Games Winners 

Australia
Second title

Statistics

Final rankings

References

  1. ↑ "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
  3. ↑ "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
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