Sam Lane (field hockey)

Sam Lane
Personal information
Full nameSam Garrett Lane
Born (1997-04-30) 30 April 1997
Temuka, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
ClubHC Oranje-Rood
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016– New Zealand 119 (42)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 Sydney
Silver medal – second place2019 Rockhampton
Silver medal – second place2023 Whangārei
Silver medal – second place2025 Darwin

Sam Garrett Lane (born 30 April 1997)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player.[2]

Personal life

Sam Lane was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and raised in Temuka, New Zealand. He started playing hockey when he was 3 years old. [3] In early 2019, Lane tragically lost his mother, Margaret, after a long battle with cancer. Sam now works at Forsyth Barr, alongside playing for the Black Sticks Men's Hockey team.

Career

Club level

In the New Zealand National Hockey League Lane plays for Canterbury.

In 2021, Lane signed for Belgium Hockey Club KHC Leuven for one season before joining the Dutch League representing HC Oranje-Rood for two seasons.[4]

Lane returned to New Zealand in early 2024 after a foot injury cleared him from the remainder of his contract period.[5]

Lane also competed in the 2025 Hockey India League. He was bought in the auction for 27Lakh by the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers. The team went on to win the title, with Lane scoring the winning goal in the gold medal match.[6]

National team

Sam Lane made his senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during the Trans–Tasman Trophy against Australia.[7] Since then, Lane has competed in both the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and the Paris Olympics 2024.

During his career, Lane has medalled four times with the national side, at the 2024 Oceania Cup held in Darwin, Australia.[8]

Since his debut in 2016, injuries have affected Lanes consistent flow of selection within the team. In 2017, Lane had an osteochondral break in his left knee, requiring two surgeries. This ruled Lane out for the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. In 2024, Lane also suffered from a Jones fracture on his right foot, resulting in surgery 100 days out from the Paris Olympics.

International goals


Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
120 November 2016Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Australia2–02–12016 Trans-Tasman Trophy[9]
217 March 2017National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Pakistan1–03–2Test Match[10]
318 March 2017 Pakistan1–02–2[11]
423 March 2017 Pakistan1–11–1[12]
523 April 2017Tun Razak Hockey Stadium, Bandar Tun Razak, Malaysia Malaysia2–72–8[13]
624 April 2017 Malaysia1–03–3[14]
72 May 2017Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia Japan3–13–22017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[15]
826 June 2017Stade Fallon, Brussels, Belgium Belgium1–22–3Test Match[16]
914 October 2017Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia PNG5–019–02017 Oceania Cup[17]
1010–0
1119–0
1213 April 2019Estadio Mundialista Luciana Aymar, Rosario, Argentina Argentina1–33–42019 FIH Pro League[18]
132–3
149 June 2019Gerd-Wellen-Hockeystadion, Krefeld, Germany Germany3–23–3[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Profile – Sam Lane". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Sam Lane, bescheiden topscorer van OR: 'Moet team bedanken'".
  5. ↑ "LANE Sam". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  6. ↑ https://www.olympics.com/en/news/hockey-india-league-2024-25-men-final-shrachi-earh-bengal-tigers-win-title. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "LANE Sam". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kookaburras Crush Kiwis To Claim Oceania Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "New Zealand 2–1 Australia". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "New Zealand 3–2 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "New Zealand 2–2 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "New Zealand 1–1 Pakistan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Malaysia 8–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Malaysia 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "New Zealand 3–2 Japan". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  16. ↑ "Belgium 3–2 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Papua New Guinea 0–19 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  18. ↑ "Argentina 4–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  19. ↑ "Germany 3–3 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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