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Black Sticks Women's coach Mark Hager declared almost unchanged from the side of the bronze medal performance in the Champions Trophy in Amsterdam competed in this year. The Black Sticks are back in full preparation for the 2012 FIH Champions Trophy in Rosario, Argentina, instead of January 28 to February 5.

With just two changes - Rhiannon Midlands North Harbour player Samantha Dennison and Anna Charlton Replace Gunson Thorpe and Ella - Hager says the team knows that it will be difficult to repeat medal winner in the form of 2011. The Black Sticks have a tough schedule for the Champions Trophy.

The team will contend in the Four Nations Tournament in Cordoba (Argentina) in opposition to Britain Argentina and Korea within February 18 to 22. Then they will go to play practice matches against Japan and China Rosario. Playing in Group B, the Black Sticks Argentina on both sides of the face first number is the eighth before Korea and Germany was third. It is noteworthy that three of these groups are that the teams were in the first four in last year's Champions Trophy - New Zealand, Argentina and Korea.

A new format from 2011 Champions Trophy goes to join the team with the quarter and semifinal play to see, instead of determining endpoints days medal play-offs. Overall, the team 10 international exams and two practice games under his belt in mid-February.

Training on the new Blue Grass Westlake girls squad have spent their morning workout before breaking for Christmas and the grass on 04 January. The team will leave for Argentina on Sunday, January 15.