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Phil Burrows

b. 1980

New Zealand field hockey player

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Born 1980. Phil Burrows is a New Zealand field hockey player.

Phillip Ross Burrows (born 25 April 1980) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in January 2000. The striker is New Zealand's top field goal scorer.

Since his debut, he has competed in over 120 international games for his country and appeared in three Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens, in 2008 in Beijing and in 2012 in London.

He has played club hockey in The Netherlands since 2004, initially for Breda and since the summer of 2005, for HC Rotterdam. In the summer of 2010 he went to Braxgata in Belgium. In 2012 he returned to the Netherlands to play for HGC.

International senior tournaments 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2001 – World Cup Qualifier 2002 – World Cup 2002 – Commonwealth Games 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2003 – Champions Challenge 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2004 – Olympic Games 2004 – Champions Trophy 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2006 – Commonwealth Games 2006 – World Cup Qualifier 2006 – World Cup 2007 – Champions Challenge 2008 – Olympic Games 2010 βˆ’ Commonwealth Games 2012 – Olympic Games

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 March 2000 Osaka, Japan 2–2 2–2 2000 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier 2. 19 March 2000 2–0 6–3 3. 13 May 2001 Melbourne, Australia 2–3 3–4 2001 Men's Oceania Cup 4. 22 July 2001 Edinburgh, Scotland 1–0 1–1 2001 Men's Intercontinental Cup 5. 25 July 2001 3–2 5–3 6. 4–2 7. 3 March 2002 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1–1 1–3 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup 8. 7 March 2002 3–3 3–3 (7–6 p) 9. 8 March 2002 2–1 2–1 10. 28 July 2002 Manchester, England 5–0 13–0 2002 Commonwealth Games 11. 2 August 2002 4–1 7–1 12. 6–1 13. 7–1 14. 4 August 2002 1–4 2–5 15. 24 March 2003 Ipoh, Malaysia 3–1 4–2 2003 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 16. 26 March 2003 3–1 3–2 17. 30 March 2003 2–2 3–2 18. 25 July 2003 Johannesburg, South Africa 1–0 4–0 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge 19. 3–0 20. 20 September 2003 Wellington, New Zealand 3–2 3–4 2003 Men's Oceania Cup 21. 21 September 2003 1–0 1–4 22. 4 March 2004 Madrid, Spain 2–0 4–2 2004 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier 23. 4–0 24. 6 March 2004 2–1 2–2 25. 17 August 2004 Athens, Greece 3–3 3–4 2004 Summer Olympics 26. 19 August 2004 3–1 3–1 27. 21 August 2004 1–0 2–1 28. 23 August 2004 4–1 4–1 29. 25 August 2004 1–1 4–3 30. 3–3 31. 4–3 32. 8 December 2004 Lahore, Pakistan 1–0 1–1 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 33. 30 May 2005 Ipoh, Malaysia 1–0 2–0 2005 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 34. 1 June 2005 1–0 3–1 35. 2 June 2005 1–0 4–6 36. 15 November 2005 Suva, Fiji 1–0 2–4 2005 Men's Oceania Cup 37. 16 November 2005 4–0 16–0 38. 5–0 39. 6–0 40. 8–0 41. 12–0 42. 16–0 43. 20 March 2006 Birmingham, England 2–0 5–0 2006 Commonwealth Games 44. 4–0 45. 24 March 2006 1–1 2–1 46. 12 April 2006 Changzhou, China 1–0 4–1 2006 Men's Intercontinental Cup 47. 3–0 48. 14 April 2006 4–0 4–2 49. 18 April 2006 1–1 1–1 50. 24 June 2007 Boom, Belgium 4–0 4–0 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge 51. 30 June 2007 1–0 3–3 52. 12 September 2007 Buderim, Australia 2–0 39–0 2007 Men's Oceania Cup 53. 6–0 54. 10–0 55. 11–0 56. 14–0 57. 23–0 58. 30–0 59. 38–0 60. 2 February 2008 North Shore City, New Zealand 5–0 12–0 2008 Summer Olympics qualification 61. 12–0 62. 5 February 2008 1–0 4–0 63. 4–0 64. 9 February 2008 2–0 2–0 65. 8 May 2008 Ipoh, Malaysia 3–2 4–3 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 66. 9 May 2008 1–0 3–6 67. 27 August 2009 Invercargill, New Zealand ?–0 19–0 2009 Men's Oceania Cup 68. ?–0 69. ?–0 70. ?–0 71. ?–0 72. 7 November 2009 Invercargill, New Zealand 5–2 6–2 2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers 73. 8 November 2009 3–0 8–0 74. 4–0 75. 10 November 2009 2–0 4–2 76. 12 November 2009 3–0 6–1 77. 14 November 2009 1–0 4–0 78. 12 December 2009 Salta, Argentina 2–1 3–2 2009 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I 79. 13 December 2009 2–1 4–2 80. 4–2 81. 3 March 2010 New Delhi, India 1–0 1–3 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup 82. 5 August 2010 MΓΆnchengladbach, Germany 3–2 4–4 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 83. 6 October 2010 New Delhi, India 2–0 4–2 2010 Commonwealth Games 84. 9 October 2010 1–1 3–5 85. 12 October 2010 2–4 2–6 86. 8 October 2011 Hobart, Australia 1–6 1–6 2011 Men's Oceania Cup 87. 5 December 2011 Auckland, New Zealand 2–1 6–1 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 88. 6 December 2011 2–3 3–3 89. 25 May 2012 Ipoh, Malaysia 1–1 5–2 2012 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 90. 1 August 2012 London, United Kingdom 2–1 3–1 2012 Summer Olympics 91. 4 December 2012 Melbourne, Australia 1–1 1–1 2012 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy 92. 8 December 2012 1–0 4–6 93. 2 November 2013 Stratford, New Zealand 2–0 25–0 2013 Men's Oceania Cup 94. 14–0 95. 24–0

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Newlands College
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Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Also known as
Phillip Burrows, Phillip Ross Burrows

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Phil Burrows?

New Zealand field hockey player

When was Phil Burrows born?

Phil Burrows was born on 25 April 1980 in Wellington.

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Phil Burrows is a field hockey player.

What nationality is Phil Burrows?

Phil Burrows is New Zealand.

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