Black Sticks men in 'gut-wrenching' narrow loss after leading world No 1 Netherlands
Black Sticks captain Sam Lane, playing his 100th test match, in action against the Netherlands in a 3-2 loss to the Dutch World No 1 team. Hockey NZ/Supplied
Black Sticks men’s hockey team assistant-coach Mike Delaney describe the team’s 3-2 loss to the Netherlands as “gut-wrenching’’ and claimed the Kiwis were on the wrong end of “some pretty tough” umpiring calls.