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NSW Country Stars Selected for International Tours

Published Fri 22 Aug 2025

After a strong showing at the recent Country Championships in Rockhampton, Hockey NSW is proud to announce the selection of players from its successful Men’s and Women’s Country teams for upcoming international tours. 

12 athletes from the Silver medal-winning NSW Country Women’s team and Nine athletes from the Bronze medal-winning NSW Country Men’s team have earned selection. 

The squads have been divided into U21 and Senior teams, with both age groups set to represent Australia overseas across the next 18 months. 

The U21 Men’s and Women’s teams will tour Indonesia in December 2025, with matches scheduled in Jakarta, Bandung and Surabaya. 

Meanwhile, the Senior Men’s and Women’s teams will travel to Malaysia in April 2026, where they will play in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Penang. 

These selections highlight the strength of NSW Country hockey, with players now set to test themselves against international competition while proudly representing their state and country abroad. 

Women 

Seniors 

Name 

Current Association 

Clare Bosman 

Lithgow 

Flo Davidson 

Tamworth 

Rylee Millar 

Lithgow 

Lara Mae Watts 

Newcastle 

Samantha White 

Goulburn 

Emma White 

Bathurst 

Tamika Potter (Shadow) 

Parkes 

Eloisa Purtell (Shadow) 

Parkes 

Under 21 

Kayla Beaton 

Illawarra South Coast 

Emma Blume 

Newcastle 

Holly Hurford 

Illawarra South Coast 

Emmie Searl 

Newcastle 

 

Men 

Seniors 

Name 

Current Association 

Mitchell Brain 

Lithgow 

Niranjan Gupte 

Wagga Wagga 

Timothy Hardy 

Tamworth 

Joel Westblade 

Illawarra South Coast 

Under 21  

Oliver Bestwick 

North West Sydney 

Ozzie Cameron 

Newcastle 

Henry Hunt 

Newcastle 

Charlie Straw 

Tamworth 

Sam Griffith 

Newcastle 


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