New Zealand national korfball team

New Zealand
Association Korfball New Zealand (KNZI)
IKF membership 1998
IKF code NZL New Zealand
IKF rank 25 (Jul.2018)
Asia-Oceania Championship
Appearances 5
First appearance 2004
Best result 3rd place, 2004
http://www.korfball.org.nz/

The New Zealand national korfball team, nicknamed The Korus, is the national team representing New Zealand in korfball international competitions. The team is managed by Korfball New Zealand (KNZI). The name The Korus is one of many national team nicknames (indirectly) related to the All Blacks and/or the New Zealand silver tree fern.[1][2]

Tournament history

Asia-Oceania Championships
Year Championship Host Classification
2004 6th Asia-Oceania Championship Christchurch (New Zealand) 3rd place
2006 7th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong 6th place
2010 8th Asia-Oceania Championship China 6th place
2014 9th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong 6th place
2018 10th Asia-Oceania Championship Japan 6th place

Current squad

National team in the Asia-Oceania Championship 2018

  • Lucy Bolton
  • Kelsey Forward
  • Juliet Robertson
  • Nicole Lloyd
  • Kali Zygmant
  • Megan Shea
  • Sarah Bateup
  
  • Simon Cooper
  • Mikey Graham
  • Bevan Lawson
  • Torsten Ball
  • Carl Chung
  • Lance Henderson
  • Coach: Manon Wiegerink
  • Assistant Coach: Guillem Devant Freixas
  • Manager: Youri Borrink

References

  1. ↑ "THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG OF THE NEW ZEALAND KORFBALL TEAM". korfballnzteamblog.weebly.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Korfball Team - facebook page". facebook. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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