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Kookaburras and Hockeyroos in tough Pools for the London Olympic Hockey Tournament

Kookaburras and Hockeyroos in tough Pools for the London Olympic Hockey Tournament

The Australian men\'s hockey team, the Kookaburras and the Australian women\'s hockey team, the Hockeyroos, have found themselves in tough Pools for the initial round robin part of the London Olympic Hockey Tournaments. .

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