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Australia A 1 France 0 (1-0 half time)
Goal – Sally O’Toole 8m PC

Australia A (women) failed to produce their best efforts last night, but still managed to come away with a 1-0 win over France’s national side at the Perth Hockey Stadium in the first game of their 4 test series.

After losing three matches to the Australian junior side last week, France were always expected to come out strong against the Australia A side who were made up of the likes of Kate Hollywood, Bianca Greenshields, Stacia Joseph and Alison Bruce.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The International Hockey Federation (FIH)  today took a critical step in developing its next major competition, sending out letters of invitation to teams wishing to participate in the FIH World League.

The Hockeyroos have proven they are on the right track to rebuilding ahead of the London Olympics, defeating world champions Argentina this morning in the final of the 4 Nations tournament in Mendoza, Argentina.
In dramatic circumstances, the win comes after the Hockeyroos scored with only one minute remaining before full time to level the match and force it to extra time.From there the Hockeyroos, from Jodie Schulz who also scored the goal to level the match, scored again within the first minute of extra time to seal the victory.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland – The FIH today announced the official match schedule for the Women’s Champion’s Challenge I set to take place in Dublin, Ireland June 18-26.