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New Zealand Men's National Netball Team
The New Zealand men's national netball team, nicknamed the Net Blacks and also referred to as New Zealand Men or Aotearoa Men, represents the New Zealand Men's and Mixed Netball Association in international men's netball competitions, including the Trans-Tasman Cup, played against Australia, and the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. During the 2020s, Trans-Tasman Cup matches have acted a curtain raisers for Constellation Cup matches, while the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series' have been played alongside the women's series. New Zealand Men have also played in the Cadbury Netball Series against New Zealand Women and other women's and mixed teams. Early matches, tournaments Since 1985, New Zealand and Australia Men have played each other in a Trans Tasman series. The series has featured both open and under-23 tournaments. In 2002 the Australian International Men's and Mixed Netball Association began organising its own Australian Championships for men's and mixed teams. The 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand National Team Nomenclature Based On The "All Blacks"
Many of the national sports teams of New Zealand have been given nicknames, officially or otherwise, based on the iconic status of the All Blacks rugby team, and (mostly in the case of female teams) the silver tree fern (''Cyathea dealbata ''Alsophila tricolor'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Cyathea dealbata'', commonly known as the silver fern or silver tree-fern, or as ponga or punga (from Māori language, Māori or ),The Māori word , pronounced , has been borrowed into Ne ...'') of their logo. The practice became controversial when Badminton New Zealand used the name "Black Cocks" for a period in 2004. Teams References {{DEFAULTSORT:New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the All Blacks All Blacks, New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the All Blacks, New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the New Zealand national rugby union team Sports culture in New Zealand All Blacks, New Zealand national team nomenclature based on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Netball was one of the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the seventh staging of netball at the Commonwealth Games since its inclusion in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically. The tournament took place between 29 July and 7 August 2022. Schedule The competition schedule for the netball tournament was as follows: Detailed fixtures were first released on 12 November 2021, then updated with the full complement of qualified teams on 4 March 2022. Venue The tournament was originally set to be held in Coventry Arena. However, the sport's heightened profile in light of England winning the 2018 tournament led to the National Exhibition Centre being chosen instead. Five other sports - badminton, boxing, para powerlifting, table tennis, and weightlifting - will also take place in the venue. Qualification Twelve nations from at least four CGF regions qualify for the netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netball Teams In New Zealand
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a few sports created exclusively for women and girls, and it remains primarily played by them, on indoor and outdoor courts, especially in schools, and most popularly in the Commonwealth of Nations. According to World Netball, the sport is played by more than 20 million people in more than 80 countries. World Netball comprises more than 70 national teams organized into five global regions. Major domestic leagues in the sport include the Netball Superleague in Great Britain, Suncorp Super Netball in Australia, and the ANZ Premiership in New Zealand. Four major competitions take place internationally: the quadrennial World Netball Championships, the Commonwealth Games, and the yearly Quad Series and Fast5 Series. In 1995, the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2024 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series was the 3rd Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. The tournament was played at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena, alongside the women's series, in November 2024. The series featured three men's netball teams representing New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. Australia won the series after defeating New Zealand 32–30 in the final. Australia's pre-match dance to NSYNC's ''Bye Bye Bye'' saw them widely viewed on social media. However, this also led to homophobic abuse. Channel 7 had to limit the comments on their social media posts of the video. Round robin stage Final Final Placings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Men 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ... 2024 in netball International netball competitions hosted by N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Netball
World Netball, previously known as the International Netball Federation and the International Federation of Netball Associations, is the worldwide governing body for Netball. The INF was created in 1960 and is responsible for world rankings, maintaining the rules for netball and organising the Netball World Cup and Netball at the Commonwealth Games. In June 2021 INF announced an official rebrand and became known as World Netball. General information The organisation is based in Manchester, England. The INF has over 70 List of national netball teams, national members which are grouped into five regional areas: Africa, Asia, Americas, Europe and Oceania. The INF is governed by a congress that meets every two years, a board of directors that meets three times a year, a chief executive officer and a Secretariat. It is also responsible for providing INF World Rankings, world rankings for national representative teams. The INF organises several major international competitions includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2023 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series was the 2nd Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. The tournament was played at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena, alongside the women's series, in November 2023. The series featured three men's netball teams representing New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. New Zealand won their second successive series after defeating Australia 51–34 in the final. Group Stage Final Final Placings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Men 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... 2023 in netball International netball competitions hosted by New Zealand 2023 in Australian netball 2023 in New Zealand netball 2023 in South African netball November 2023 sports events in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series
The 2022 Men's Fast5 Netball World Series was the inaugural Men's Fast5 Netball World Series. The tournament was played at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena, alongside the women's series, in November 2022. The series featured three men's netball teams representing New Zealand, Australia and England. New Zealand won the series after defeating Australia 29–25 in the final. Head coaches and captains Round robin stage Matches Table Final Final Placings References {{DEFAULTSORT:Men 2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ... 2022 in netball International netball competitions hosted by New Zealand 2022 in Australian netball 2022 in English netball 2022 in New Zealand netball 2022 in South African netball November 2022 sports events in New Zealand [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark Arena
Spark Arena (also known as Auckland City Arena, and formerly as Vector Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station. The arena cost approximately $94 million, and of this sum ratepayers contributed $68 million for the facility to be managed by QPAM, the NZ operator, in New Zealand's first big public-private partnership. This runs for 40 years before ownership is transferred to the city. After delays due to construction-related issues, the arena's first concert was Rock Star Supernova on 24 March 2007. Naming rights During planning and construction, the venue was called Auckland City Arena. Vector Limited held the naming rights from the venue's opening in 2007 until April 2017, during which time it was called Vector Arena. On 19 April 2017, Spark New Zealand took over the naming rights, renaming the venue Spark Arena. Ownership Quay Park Arena Management L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the List of cities in New Zealand, most populous city of New Zealand and the List of cities in Oceania by population, fifth-largest city in Oceania. The city lies between the Hauraki Gulf to the east, the Hunua Ranges to the south-east, the Manukau Harbour to the south-west, and the Waitākere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west. The surrounding hills are covered in rainforest and the landscape is dotted with 53 volcanic centres that make up the Auckland Volcanic Field. The central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitematā Harbour on the Pacific Ocean. Auckland is one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Constellation Cup
The 2022 Constellation Cup was the 12th Constellation Cup series between Australia and New Zealand. The series was held in October 2022 across four netball test matches, with two matches each held in New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand were the defending holders of the cup, having defeated Australia by three games to one in 2021. New Zealand won the first two tests and led 2–0 going into the third test. However, Australia won the third and fourth tests to level the series at 2–2. Australia were declared the winners to regain the Constellation Cup for the tenth time because, having scored 215 goals compared to New Zealand's 208, they had a better aggregate score over the series. Squads Australia ;Notes * Gretel Bueta withdrew from the squad on 4 October 2022 after announcing her pregnancy. * Sophie Garbin was added to the squad on 10 October 2022 to replace Gretel Bueta. * Amy Parmenter made her international debut in the first match of this serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Egan
Brendon James Egan (born 17 December 1984) is a New Zealand sports writer for ''The Press'' in Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal .... He mainly covers netball, basketball, and cricket. At the start of 2013, Egan travelled to the United States as a scholarship recipient of the Bell Journalism Prize. He was also named as one of two winners of the Sir John Wells Sports Journalism Scholarship, which was announced at the 2012 Sir Terry McLean sports journalism awards. In 2010, Egan was named the National Basketball League's writer of the year and was a finalist in the young sports writer of the year award at the Sir Terry McLean sports journalism awards in Auckland. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Egan, Brendon 1984 births Living people Writers from Christch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
