2026 Senior Country Championships Wrap Up

2026 Senior Country Championships Wrap Up
The City of Greater Bendigo were once again superb hosts of the 2026 Senior Country Championships over the June long weekend. 
Twenty-nine teams played across an incredible three days of Hockey at the Bendigo Hockey Centre. The weather was perfect, particularly in comparison to 2025!
The Regional Hockey Community help put on another outstanding SCC and we cannot thank all involved enough for making it such a special long weekend!
 

Medallists
Congratulations to all the teams that competed in this years Senior Country Championships, but a special mention to the following teams for winning medals:

Women's Masters - Gold Medal: Hockey Central Vic | Silver Medal: Hockey Ballarat
Men's Masters - Gold Medal: Hockey Central Vic | Silver Medal: Goulburn Valley
Open Women - Gold Medal: West Gippsland | Silver Medal:Hockey Ballarat
Open Men - Gold Medal: Hockey Central Vic | Silver Medal: East Gippsland
 
Results and Stats
You can view all the results, ladders and stats by clicking here or you can download the new Hockey Victoria app through the links below:
Google Play Store - click here
Apple App Store - click here
 
Officials
A huge thank you to the team of Tournament Directors and Umpire Managers that worked tirelessly across the three days to deliver a great experience for all involved.

Tournament Director: Stuart McCleary
Assistant Tournament Directors: Taela Eggers & Sue MacMillan
Umpire Manager: Sam Cutrale
Assistant Umpire Manager: Peter Burak & Zara Mora
 
Thank you must also go to all the umpires that officiated and the volunteers from each of the competing teams that assisted with the Tech Bench during the Event.
Congratulations to the following umpires that received appointments to the Gold Medal Matches:
Women’s Masters: Aaron Foy & Michael Neilsen (Reserve – Toby White)
Men’s Masters: Hayden MacPhie & Cody Ingram (Reserve – Oliver Wilkie)
Open Women: Nakita McDonald & Kay-Leigh Jooste (Reserve – Keiko Rice)
Open Men: Ben Harding & Stuart Hallett (Reserve – Mitchell Payne)
 
Live Streaming & Match Replays
In a first for the SCC, every match played in Bendigo during the Senior Country Championships was live streamed.
If you missed the action live and want to catch up, you can do so with one of the following options.
Tournament Pass (to view every match played) – just $11.00 (inc. GST)
Single Game Pay Per View – $6.60 (inc. GST)
Subscribe now at www.livehockey.com.au/vic
 
Partner Acknowledgement 
City of Greater Bendigo
A huge thank you to the City of Greater Bendigo for make it possible to bring this Event to Regional Victoria. Their continued support of HV’s Events is greatly appreciated.
Thank you to Mayor Cr Thomas Prince who attended the final day of the Event to assist with medal presentations.
 

Hockey Central Victoria
As they always do, HCV did a wonderful job hosting the Event. A massive thank you to their team of volunteers for everything they did to make it possible, in particular Ross Evans and Nicole Hood. The mornings started early, and the nights finished very late. We cannot thank the HCV team enough for being amazing hosts in 2026.
 
Finally, thank you to the following individuals and organisations for their support:
•    James Pettit for capturing some photographs over the 3 days.
•    Sarah Garven as volunteer photographer on the final day of the event
•    Phoenix First Aid for their coverage of the Event
•    Just Hockey for setting up a pop-up shop
•    Sportway for making the live streaming possible
•    All the volunteers from the regional Associations that made it possible to get the 29 teams out on the pitch!

We look forward to see you all at the Senior Country Championships in 2027!