# Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre between 29 July and 7 August 2022.

## Qualification

England qualified as host nation, New Zealand qualified as defending champions, and the 8 other teams qualified by FIH Women's World Ranking.
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | England |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | 5–14 April 2018 | Gold Coast | 1 | New Zealand |
| FIH World Rankings | 1 February 2022 | — | 8 | Australia India Canada South Africa Scotland Malaysia Wales Ghana Kenya |
| TOTAL | | | 10 | |

### Scheduling issues

* ↑ The Malaysian Hockey Confederation withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in order to optimise preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, where the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. At the time, the Asian Games were scheduled to take place in September 2022.

## Competition format

In March 2022, ten teams were drawn into two groups of five; the top two performing teams in each group advance to the semi-finals, whilst the remaining teams are sent to lower classification matches to determine their final ranking.

## Umpires

* Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
* Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* Lelia Sacre (CAN)
* Hannah Harrison (ENG)
* Rachel Williams (ENG)
* Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
* Amber Church (NZL)
* Katrina Turner (NZL)
* Binish Hayat (PAK)
* Wanri Venter (RSA)
* Cookie Tan (SGP)
* Cathy Wright (WAL)

## Group stage
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | England (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | +20 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | India | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 6 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Ghana | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 29 | −28 | 0 | Ninth place match |
* 29 July 2022 14:00
| India | 5–0 | Ghana |
| Gurjit 3', 34' Neha 28' Sangita 36' Salima 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Katrina Turner (NZL)
* 29 July 2022 16:00
| Canada | 4–0 | Wales |
| Haughn 21' Stairs 33', 50' McManus 45' | Report | |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Binish Hayat (PAK)
* 30 July 2022 16:00
| England | 12–0 | Ghana |
| Balsdon 10', 19', 47' Martin 15', 34', 48' Ansley 27' Hunt 28' Howard 33' Owsley 38' Toman 48' Unsworth 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
* 30 July 2022 19:00
| India | 3–1 | Wales |
| Vandana 26', 48' Gurjit 28' | Report | Hughes 45' |
* Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Lelia Sacre (CAN)
* 31 July 2022 19:00
| Canada | 0–1 | England |
| | Report | Toman 20' |
* Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)
* 1 August 2022 09:00
| Wales | 4–0 | Ghana |
| Wilkinson 40' Webb 50' Holme 52' Bingham 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Binish Hayat (PAK) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
* 2 August 2022 11:00
| Ghana | 1–8 | Canada |
| Berko 51' | Report | Walton 7' Delmotte 13', 47' Thompson 14' McManus 17', 17' Stairs 49' Secco 59' |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
* 2 August 2022 14:00
| India | 1–3 | England |
| Vandana 60' | Report | Ansley 3' Howard 40' Martin 52' |
* Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Cookie Tan (SGP)
* 3 August 2022 11:00
| Canada | 2–3 | India |
| Stairs 23' Haughn 39' | Report | Salima 3' Navneet 22' Lalremsiami 51' |
* Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Hannah Harrison (ENG)
* 4 August 2022 11:00
| England | 5–0 | Wales |
| Balsdon 18', 34', 58' Martin 28' Ansley 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Binish Hayat (PAK)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | +19 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 3 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Kenya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | −50 | 0 | Ninth place match |
* 29 July 2022 09:00
| New Zealand | 16–0 | Kenya |
| Jaques 8', 30+' Dickins 12', 28' Shannon 13', 29', 45+' Hull 18', 30' Lukin 25' Davies 37' Tynan 43' Cotter 46', 50' Merry 53', 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)
* 29 July 2022 11:00
| South Africa | 2–4 | Scotland |
| Deetlefs 8', 12' | Report | Watson 7' S. Robertson 19' Burnet 32' Eadie 53' |
* Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Cathy Wright (WAL)
* 30 July 2022 14:00
| Australia | 8–0 | Kenya |
| Nobbs 5', 12', 60' Tonkin 5', 32' Kershaw 15' Colwill 25' Stewart 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Katrina Turner (NZL)
* 30 July 2022 21:00
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Scotland |
| Tynan 9' | Report | |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)
* 31 July 2022 21:00
| South Africa | 0–5 | Australia |
| | Report | Squibb 3', 48' Taylor 32' Kershaw 36' Nobbs 46' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Amber Church(NZL)
* 1 August 2022 11:00
| Scotland | 11–0 | Kenya |
| Burnet 3', 45' Watson 6', 27' Eadie 7' Jamieson 11', 42' Campbell 13' Costello 15+' Shields 48' K. Robertson 56' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hannah Harrison (ENG) Rhiannon Murrie (AUS)
* 2 August 2022 09:00
| New Zealand | 0–1 | Australia |
| | Report | Nobbs 9' |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)
* 2 August 2022 16:00
| Kenya | 0–15 | South Africa |
| | Report | Du Toit 4', 27', 43', 46', 57' Lombard 11', 56' Du Plessis 12', 40', 51', 53' Hunter 14', 27' Paton 35' Coston 60' |
* Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Binish Hayat (PAK)
* 3 August 2022 09:00
| Australia | 2–0 | Scotland |
| Stewart 28' Tonkin 47' | Report | |
* Umpires: Cathy Wright (WAL) Amber Church (NZL)
* 4 August 2022 09:00
| South Africa | 1–4 | New Zealand |
| Du Toit 50' | Report | Jopp 10' Lench 11' Ralph 12' Cotter 49' |
* Umpires: Rebecca Woodcock (ENG) Lelia Sacre (CAN)

## Classification matches
### Ninth place match

* 5 August 2022 09:00
| Ghana | 2–2 | Kenya |
| Umaru 26' Berko 32' | Report | Bwire 5' Mutiva 58' |
| Penalties |||
| Umaru Opoku Berko Copson Narkuor Umaru | 2–3 | Okumu Chebet Okumu Guchu Owiti Chebet |
* Umpires: Rhiannon Murrie (AUS) Rebecca Woodcock (ENG)

### Seventh place match

* 5 August 2022 11:15
| Wales | 0–1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Du Plessis 38' |
* Umpires: Lelia Sacre (CAN) Cookie Tan (SGP)

### Fifth place match

* 7 August 2022 11:15
| Canada | 3–1 | Scotland |
| Haughn 4', 17' Johansen 41' | Report | Costello 15' |
* Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Hannah Harrison (ENG)

## Medal round
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 5 August | 5 August |
| England | 0 (2) |
| England | 0 (2) | 7 August | 7 August |
| New Zealand | 0 (0) | 7 August | 7 August |
| New Zealand | 0 (0) | England | 2 |
| 5 August | 5 August | | England | 2 |
| 5 August | 5 August | Australia | 1 |
| Australia | 1 (3) | Australia | 1 |
| India | 1 (0) | | |
| India | 1 (0) | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 7 August | 7 August |
| | | New Zealand | 1 (1) |
| | | India | 1 (2) |

### Semi-finals

* 5 August 2022 18:00
| England | 0–0 | New Zealand |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Howard Owsley Petter Martin | 2–0 | Ralph Tynan Doar Shannon |
* Umpires: Aleisha Neumann (AUS) Wanri Venter (RSA)
* 5 August 2022 20:15
| Australia | 1–1 | India |
| Greiner 10' | Report | Vandana 49' |
| Penalties |||
| Malone Nobbs Lawton | 3–0 | Lalremsiami Neha Navneet |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Hannah Harrison (ENG)

### Bronze medal match

* 7 August 2022 09:00
| New Zealand | 1–1 | India |
| Merry 60' | Report | Salima 29' |
| Penalties |||
| Hull Ralph Tynan Doar Shannon | 1–2 | Sangita Sonika Navneet Neha |
* Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Aleisha Neumann (AUS)

### Gold medal match

* 7 August 2022 15:00
| England | 2–1 | Australia |
| Hunt 22' Howard 26' | Report | Malone 60' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Wanri Venter (RSA)

## Final position

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | England (H) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 13 | Silver Medal |
| | India | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 3 | +19 | 11 | |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 9 | |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 6 | |
| 7 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 6 | |
| 8 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 3 | |
| 9 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 52 | −50 | 1 | |
| 10 | Ghana | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 1 | |

## Goalscorers

There were 139 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.15 goals per match.
6 goals
* Grace Balsdon
* Jean-Leigh du Toit
5 goals
* Kaitlin Nobbs
* Hannah Martin
* Lilian du Plessis
4 goals
* Hannah Haughn
* Brienne Stairs
* Vandana Katariya
3 goals
* Shanea Tonkin
* Sara McManus
* Giselle Ansley
* Tessa Howard
* Gurjit Kaur
* Salima Tete
* Kaitlin Cotter
* Olivia Merry
* Olivia Shannon
* Fiona Burnet
* Charlotte Watson
* Tarryn Lombard
2 goals
* Stephanie Kershaw
* Penny Squibb
* Grace Stewart
* Grace Delmotte
* Holly Hunt
* Anna Toman
* Mavis Berko
* Stephanie Dickins
* Megan Hull
* Alia Jaques
* Rose Tynan
* Amy Costello
* Jennifer Eadie
* Sarah Jamieson
* Lisa-Marié Deetlefs
1 goal
* Claire Colwill
* Rebecca Greiner
* Ambrosia Malone
* Renee Taylor
* Karli Johansen
* Madeline Secco
* Madison Thompson
* Chloe Walton
* Lily Owsley
* Laura Unsworth
* Nafisatu Umaru
* Neha Goyal
* Navneet Kaur
* Sangita Kumari
* Lalremsiami
* Grace Bwire
* Flavia Mutiva
* Frances Davies
* Tessa Jopp
* Tyler Lench
* Alexandra Lukin
* Hope Ralph
* Louise Campbell
* Katie Robertson
* Sarah Robertson
* Bronwyn Shields
* Erin Christie
* Bernadette Coston
* Kristen Paton
* Elisabeth Bingham
* Millie Holme
* Xenna Hughes
* Isobel Webb
* Leah Wilkinson
Source: FIH