Representative Under 18
It is no secret that the overload on our U18 athletes is an ongoing concern. In this age group, many of the players are involved with both club and school teams, and along with their studies, have a huge commitment during terms two and three. Realistically, if these players were to attend every training session and game for their respective teams, they could be attending up to eight to ten sessions per week, a shocking total of 64-80 hockey contacts throughout an 8-week representative campaign.
As we receive more information from Sport NZ and Hockey New Zealand, as well as listening to the voice of our passionate community, Canterbury Hockey wishes to implement the following framework to ensure that our under 18 representative athletes do not have an excessive workload placed on them over the representative campaign.
Please read the document below to see how Canterbury Hockey will be managing this during the representative season.
Under 18 Representative Teams
Canterbury Under 18A Men
Head Coach: James Morris-Williamson
Assistant Coach: Liam Sharp
The Canterbury Under 18A Men will compete in the National Under 18 Men’s Tournament from the 29th of June to the 5th of July in Timaru, and in the Mainland Cup over King's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch.
| 2025 Canterbury Under 18A Men's Team |
| Loch Alexander |
| Aiden Chai |
| Edward Connolly |
| Ned Dassanayake |
| Blake Edwards |
| Thomas Gough |
| Toby Grant |
| Liam Hall |
| Louie Hall |
| Fynn Harrington |
| Quinn Harvey |
| Ben James |
| Hugo Lewis |
| Lucas Munt |
| Ollie Munt |
| Tommy Paynter |
| Riley Theobald |
| Kaden Watson |
Canterbury Under 18A Women
Head Coach: Joe Piggott
Assistant Coach: Anneka Calder
The Canterbury Under 18A Women will compete in the National Under 18 Men’s Tournament from the 29th of June to the 5th of July in North Harbour, and in the Mainland Cup over King's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch.
| 2025 Canterbury Under 18A Women's Team |
| Annabelle Barker |
| Sophie Booth |
| Lucy Christie |
| Margo Dalling |
| Zara Gamble |
| Sienna Innes |
| Greta Jenkins |
| Maggie Lundy |
| Stella Mckay |
| Rosie Mones-Cazon |
| Tilly O'Donnell |
| Grace Potter |
| Kate Simcock |
| Bianca Skilton-Woods |
| Caitlin Tier |
| Stella Valentine |
| Lucy Vance |
| Sophia Voice |
Canterbury Under 18B Men
Head Coach: Ben Cox
Assistant Coach: Llewellyn Heale
The Canterbury Under 18B Men will compete in the National Under 18 Men’s Tournament from the 29th of June to the 5th of July in Timaru, and in the Mainland Cup over King's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch.
| 2025 Canterbury Under 18B Men's Team |
| Zachary Barrett |
| Douglas Bongartz |
| Jaryn Chynoweth |
| Christian Clark |
| Mason Connelly |
| Oliver Connolly |
| Matthew Delaney |
| Ashton Fisher |
| Ciaran Harris |
| Marco Howe |
| Lewis Lee |
| Joe O'Kane |
| Lachlan Rentoul |
| Brett Rowlands |
| Kyle Spriggs |
| Lewis Tavendale |
| Hugo van Herel |
| Ashton Wilson |
Canterbury Under 18B Women
Head Coach: Mila Ballin
Assistant Coach: Hayley McKellow
The Canterbury Under 18B Women will compete in the National Under 18 Men’s Tournament from the 29th of June to the 5th of July North Harbour, and in the Mainland Cup over King's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch.
| 2025 Canterbury Under 18B Women's Team |
| Hannah Atchison |
| Lily Ballin |
| Honor Barry |
| Sophie Bell |
| Isabella Carr |
| Emma Criscillo |
| Georgia Crowther |
| Greta Dalling |
| Tamar Dijkstra |
| Annabel Hance |
| Ruby Hansen |
| Natsuki Hastie |
| Eden Innes |
| Olivia Ratcliffe |
| Samantha Shaw |
| Lila Waghorn |
| Brooke Weir |
| Lily Young |
2023 Canterbury Under 18 Development Men
Head Coach: Jacob Hall
The Canterbury Under 18 Development Men will play in the Mainland Cup over King's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch.
| 2025 Canterbury Under 18 Development Men's Team |
| Tate Aikawa |
| Noah Bennett |
| Lincoln Blyth |
| Cooper Brown |
| Rubin Carter |
| Charlie de Costobadie |
| Rory Forsythe |
| Thomas Gillard |
| Samuel Gough |
| Tom Griffin |
| Henry Hiatt |
| Elliot Munt |
| Clemens Ritter |
| Louis Sharr |
| Henry Webb |
Canterbury Under 18 Development Women
Head Coach: Gary Singh
Assistant Coach: Jess Wech
The Canterbury Under 18 Development Women will play in the Mainland Cup over King's Birthday Weekend in Christchurch.