# 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Auckland)

The 2012 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was the second of two women's field hockey tournaments, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from April 18 to 22, 2012, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.

## Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, India, the United States, and the hosts, New Zealand, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
| Country | October 2011 FIH Ranking | Best World Cup finish | Best Olympic Games finish |
| Australia | 7 | Champions (1994, 1998) | Champions (1988, 1996, 2000) |
| India | 13 | Fourth Place (1974) | Fourth Place (1980) |
| New Zealand | 6 | Fourth Place (1986) | Sixth Place (1984, 2000, 2004) |
| United States | 10 | Third place (1994) | Third place (1984) |

## Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
* Sarah Allanson (AUS)
* Maggie Giddens (USA)
* Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* Dino Willox (WAL)

## Results

All times are local (New Zealand Standard Time).

### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | |

#### Fixtures

* 18 April 2012 13:00
| United States | 3–0 | India |
| Taylor 32' Selenski 48' Cesan 51' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Sarah Allanson (AUS)
* 18 April 2012 15:00
| New Zealand | 3–3 | Australia |
| Punt 7', 70' Sharland 55' | Report | Smith 15' Schulz 44' Nanscawen 48' |
* Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 19 April 2012 13:00
| Australia | 5–2 | India |
| Schulz 2', 28' Boyce 6' Nelson 51' Nanscawen 60' | Report | Rani 13' Poonam 63' |
* Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Melanie Oakden (NZL)
* 19 April 2012 15:00
| United States | 2–3 | New Zealand |
| Dawson 15' Smith 55' | Report | C. Harrison 20' Flynn 31' Glynn 40' |
* Umpires: Dino Willox (WAL) Anupama Puchimanda (IND)
* 21 April 2012 17:30
| Australia | 5–1 | United States |
| Schulz 2' Nanscawen 12' Close 43', 47' Attard 6' | Report | Laubach 16' |
* Umpires: Anupama Puchimanda (IND) Dino Willox (WAL)
* 21 April 2012 19:30
| New Zealand | 3–3 | India |
| Glynn 6' Finlayson 10' Forgesson 67' | Report | Rani 15' Vandana 55' Chanchan 56' |
* Umpires: Sarah Allanson (AUS) Maggie Giddens (USA)

### Classification round
#### Third and fourth place

* 22 April 2012 17:00
| United States | 0–1 | India |
| | Report | Deepika 40' |
* Umpires: Melanie Oakden (NZL) Sarah Allanson (AUS)

##### Final

* 22 April 2012 19:30
| Australia | 3–1 | New Zealand |
| Nelson 7' Close 8' Nanscawen 15' | Report | Glynn 49' |
* Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Dino Willox (WAL)

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 10 | Tournament Champion |
| | New Zealand (H) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | |
| | India | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | |
| 4 | United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.
4 goals
* Georgia Nanscawen
* Jodie Schulz
3 goals
* Jade Close
* Katie Glynn
2 goals
* Ashleigh Nelson
* Rani Rampal
* Anita Punt
1 goal
* Teneal Attard
* Fiona Boyce
* Emily Smith
* Vandana Kataria
* Poonam Rani
* Deepika Thakur
* Chanchan Thokchom
* Cathryn Finlayson
* Gemma Flynn
* Krystal Forgesson
* Charlotte Harrison
* Kayla Sharland
* Michelle Cesan
* Rachel Dawson
* Claire Laubach
* Paige Selenski
* Keli Smith
* Shannon Taylor