Kurt Lovett Returns as NSW Pride Squads Announced

The NSW Pride have confirmed their final Men’s and Women’s squads for the 2025 Hockey One season, which starts in two months on 10 October.

The squad lists of 25 Men and 25 Women were submitted to the League last week, and both feature a number of current and former Australian representatives, as well as young rising stars and some international talent joining from overseas.

Headlining the Men’s squad is the return of former Kookaburra Kurt Lovett, who last played in the Hockey One league in 2019 when the NSW Pride Men won Gold. The 29-year-old, originally from Parkes, has been recently playing in the UK with East Grinstead Hockey Club.

Joining him will be experienced Spanish international and Tokyo Olympian Albert Béltran. The 32-year-old forward from Catalonia is expected to form a powerful goal-scoring force with Lovett that can propel the Pride back into medal contention.

Seven current Hockeyroos will form the nucleus of the NSW Pride Women’s squad, with experienced trio Jocelyn Bartram, Grace Stewart, and Mariah Williams (combined 395 international caps for Australia) once again pulling on the NSW uniform to continue their streak of never missing a season of Hockey One.

New Zealand Indoor Hockey International Tegan Buchanan, and New Zealand A squad member Jenna-Rae McIntyre, will also bolster the Pride Women with some additional international fire-power as they seek to improve on their bronze medal finish in 2024.

The NSW Pride start their 2025 Hockey One season in Canberra, with a 11 October Round 1 clash against the Canberra Chill, before hosting their first home matchday on 18 October at the Macarthur Hockey Complex against the Tassie Tigers.

2025 NSW Pride Women

Teyjah Abell
Tori Adamson
Jocelyn Bartram
Grace Baxter
Tegan Buchanan (NZ)
Ella Carr
Bella Croker
Emmalee Croker
Lola Dorman
Chloe Holmes
Chelsea Holmes
Grace Jeffrey
Makayla Jones
Alana Kavanagh
Jenna-Rae McIntyre (NZ)
Lily Neilson
Amalia Patterson
Laura Reid
Emma Scriven
Maddison Smith
Grace Stewart
Mariah Williams
Abigail Wilson
Grace Young

2025 NSW Pride Men

Albert Béltran (ESP)
Timothy Brand
Angus Callinan
Nathan Czinner
Dylan Downey
Jared Findley
Blake Govers
Jack Hayes
Kurt Lovett
Toby Mallon
Jack Marshall
Dylan Martin
Thomas Miotto
Luke Noblett
Lukas Overhoff
Ryan Proctor
Daine Richards
Dylan Simmons
Bayden Smith
Nathanael Stewart
Brayden Sutherland
Michael Taylor
Ashleigh Thomas
Connor Tuddenham
Ryan Woolnough