Southern Alpiners

The Southern Alpiners are a New Zealand based field hockey club, originating from the nation's Southern region. The club was established in 2020, and is one of four established to compete in Hockey New Zealand's new premier domestic competition, the Premier Hockey League.

The club unifies both men and women under one name.

The Southern Alpiners competed for the first time in the inaugural season of Premier Hockey League, where the men's and women's teams finished in second and fourth place in their respective tournaments.

History
Along with three other teams, the Southern Alpiners were founded in 2020 as part of Hockey New Zealand's development of hockey.

The team comprises players from the whole of Te Waipounamu, the South Island of New Zealand. The team are named after the Southern Alps, the mountain range which extends down the majority of the South Island.

Men
The following players represented the men's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.


 * 1) Louis Beckert (GK)
 * 2) George Enersen (GK)
 * 3) Joseph Morrison
 * 4) George Connell
 * 5) Hugo Inglis
 * 6) Nicholas Elder
 * 7) Kane Russell
 * 8) Nicholas Lidstone
 * 9) Nicholas Ross
 * 10) Maxwell Rasmussen
 * 11) Dominic Newman
 * 12) Gus Wakeling
 * 13) Finn Ward
 * 14) Dylan Thomas
 * 15) Jordan Wards
 * 16) Malachi Buschl
 * 17) Samuel Lane
 * 18) David Brydon
 * 19) Blair Tarrant
 * 20) Simon Yorston
 * 21) Moss Jackson

Women
The following players represented the women's team during the 2020 edition of the Sentinel Homes Premier Hockey League.


 * 1) Kirsty Nation (GK)
 * 2) Saasha Marsters (GK)
 * 3) Phoebe Steele
 * 4) Olivia Merry
 * 5) Anna Crowley
 * 6) Tessa Jopp
 * 7) Georgina Mackay-Stewart
 * 8) Millie Calder
 * 9) Leah Butt
 * 10) Belinda Smith
 * 11) Hayley Cox
 * 12) Frances Davies
 * 13) Jessica Anderson
 * 14) Catherine Tinning
 * 15) Brittany Wang
 * 16) Emily Wium
 * 17) Margot Willis
 * 18) Michaela Curtis
 * 19) Isabella Ambrosius
 * 20) Charlotte Lee