New Zealand national korfball team

New Zealand
New Zealand
Association	Korfball New Zealand (KNZI)
IKF membership	1998
IKF code	NZL
IKF rank	18 (end of 2019)
World Championships
Appearances	1
First appearance	2019
Best result	18th place, 2019
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.^[2]^[3] However the plural for koru is koru.^[4]

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

IKF World Championships
Year	Championship	Host	Classification
2019	World Korfball Championships	South Africa	18th place

Current squad

2019 National team who participated in the IKF World Korfball Championship, 2019^[5]

Chelsea Ruiz
Kelsey Forward
Juliet Robertson
Nicole Lloyd^[5]
Talesha Brooks
Megan Shea
Sarah Bateup

Simon Cooper
Boris van Bruchem
Bevan Lawson
Torsten Ball
Carl Chung
Sam Bennetts
Youri Borrink^[5]

Coach: Manon Wiegerink^[5]
Assistant Coach: Pascal Van Maasakkers
Manager: Helen Timms

Youth Teams

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

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

^ "IKF World Ranking - International Korfball Federation". Retrieved 31 January 2019.
^ "THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG OF THE NEW ZEALAND KORFBALL TEAM". korfballnzteamblog.weebly.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ "New Zealand Korfball Team - facebook page". facebook. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
^ "Māori Culture – New Zealand Trade Manual". www.newzealandtrademanual.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McFadden, Suzanne (23 July 2019). "Netball's cousin steals Kiwi teacher's heart". Retrieved 25 July 2019.

External links

[1] "IKF World Ranking - International Korfball Federation". Retrieved 31 January 2019.

[blog-2] "THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG OF THE NEW ZEALAND KORFBALL TEAM". korfballnzteamblog.weebly.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[fb-3] "New Zealand Korfball Team - facebook page". facebook. Retrieved 28 April 2015.

[4] "Māori Culture – New Zealand Trade Manual". www.newzealandtrademanual.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[lockerroom201907-5] McFadden, Suzanne (23 July 2019). "Netball's cousin steals Kiwi teacher's heart". Retrieved 25 July 2019.

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