The Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras.
The team's first recorded appearance was at the 1982 Junior World Cup, where the team won a silver medal.
History
Tournament record
FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
1979 – Did not participate. 1982 – 1985 – 4th place 1989 – 1993 – 1997 – 2001 – 6th place 2005 – 2009 – 2013 – 5th place 2016 – 4th place 2021 – Withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2023 – 6th place 2025 – 11th place 2027 – Qualified
Junior Oceania Cup
1988 – 1992 – 1997 – 2001 – 2004 – 2008 – 2013 – 2016 – 2022 – 2025 – 2026 –
Sultan of Johor Cup
2011 – 2012 – 2013 – Did not compete. 2014} – 2015 – 5th place 2016 – 2017 – 2018 – 2019 – 5th place 2020 – Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021 – Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2022 – 2023 – 2024 – 2025 –
Team Current squad The following 18 players were named in the Burras squad for the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. The squad was announced on 17 November 2023.
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