Black Stick alumni returns to campus for international hockey The Black Sticks men lost to Australia on Thursday night in their first international game in 15 months. It is a familiar feeling for Black Sticks defender and Massey alumni Dane Lett to be back on the Manawatū campus, as he and the Black Sticks take on Australia in the Trans-Tasman series taking place on the Manawatū campus this week. The Black Sticks men and women teams have not played international matches in 15 months because of Covid-19 travel restrictions, but they’ll be making up for that with four matches against each of their Australian counterparts.