Australia’s Jeremy Hayward scores first hat-trick of 2023 Hockey World Cup against France
Australia’s Jeremy Hayward scored the first hat-trick of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 during his side’s Group A opener against France.
Published : Jan 13, 2023 16:22 IST
FILE PHOTO: Australia’s Jeremy Hayward scored the first hat-trick of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023.
Australia’s Jeremy Hayward scored the first hat-trick of the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 during his side’s Group A opener against France at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
The 29-year-old Hayward struck in the 26th, 28th and 38th minutes with all goals coming from penalty corners.
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Six minutes after Hayward achieved the feat, his teammate Tom Craig also completed his hat-trick with final score being 8-0 in Australia’s favour.
Hayward was a member of the Kookaburras side that won the World Cup in 2014 and bronze medal at the 2018 edition. He was also a part of the team which won the gold medals at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games and silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.