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New Zealand national korfball team

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New Zealand
AssociationKorfball New Zealand (KNZI)
IKF membership1998
IKF codeNZL New Zealand
IKF rank13 (end of 2022)[1]
World Championships
Appearances1
First appearance2019
Best result18th place, 2019
Asia-Oceania Championship
Appearances6
First appearance2004
Best result3rd 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.[2][3]


Tournament history

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Asia-Oceania Championships
Year Championship Host Classification Participating Teams
2004 6th Asia-Oceania Championship Christchurch (New Zealand) 3rd place 3 teams
2006 7th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong 6th place 7 teams
2010 8th Asia-Oceania Championship China 6th place 8 teams
2014 9th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong 6th place 10 teams
2018 10th Asia-Oceania Championship Japan 6th place 10 teams
2022 11th Asia-Oceania Championship Thailand 4th place 12 teams
IKF World Championships
Year Championship Host Classification
2019 World Korfball Championships South Africa 18th place
2023 World Korfball Championships Chinese Taipei 16th place

Current squad

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2023 National team who will participate in the IKF World Korfball Championship, 2023[4]

  • Tayla Hardy
  • Katelyn Huata-Chapman
  • Nicole Lloyd[4]
  • Juliet Robertson
  • Zara Sadler
  • Michelle Tapp
  • Kennedy Vallance
  
  • Torsten Ball
  • Youri Borrink (Captain)
  • Sam Coldicott
  • Liam Day
  • Tom Donaldson (GOAT)
  • Israel Soper
  • Per Tonascia
  • Coach: Bevan Lawson
  • Manager: Simon Cooper

Youth teams

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Korfball New Zealand has also sent away multiple youth teams to represent internationally.

U21 (previously U23)
Year Championship Host Classification
2007 U23 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Christchurch (New Zealand) 5th place
2011 U23 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Australia 6th place
2019 U21 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships China 5th place
2023 U21 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Malaysia 6th place
U19
Year Championship Host Classification
2015 U19 Korfball World Cup Netherlands 10th place
2018 U19 Open European Korfball Cup Netherlands 9th place
U17
Year Championship Host Classification
2018 U17 Korfball World Cup Netherlands 10th place

References

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  1. ^ "IKF World Ranking - International Korfball Federation". Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  2. ^ "THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG OF THE NEW ZEALAND KORFBALL TEAM". korfballnzteamblog.weebly.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Korfball Team - facebook page". facebook. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b McFadden, Suzanne (23 July 2019). "Netball's cousin steals Kiwi teacher's heart". Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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