New Zealand national korfball team

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New Zealand
AssociationKorfball New Zealand (KNZI)
IKF membership1998
IKF codeNZL Flag of New Zealand.svg
IKF rank 13 (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]

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Tournament history

Asia-Oceania Championships
YearChampionshipHostClassificationParticipating Teams
20046th Asia-Oceania Championship Christchurch (New Zealand) Med 3.png 3rd place3 teams
2006 7th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong6th place7 teams
2010 8th Asia-Oceania Championship China6th place8 teams
2014 9th Asia-Oceania Championship Hong Kong6th place10 teams
201810th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipJapan6th place10 teams
202211th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipThailand4th place12 teams
IKF World Championships
YearChampionshipHostClassification
2019World Korfball ChampionshipsSouth Africa18th place
2023World Korfball ChampionshipsChinese Taipei16th place

Current squad

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

Youth teams

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

U21 (previously U23)
YearChampionshipHostClassification
2007U23 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships Christchurch (New Zealand)5th place
2011U23 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsAustralia6th place
2019U21 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsChina5th place
2023U21 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsMalaysia6th place
U19
YearChampionshipHostClassification
2015U19 Korfball World CupNetherlands10th place
2018U19 Open European Korfball CupNetherlands9th place
U17
YearChampionshipHostClassification
2018U17 Korfball World CupNetherlands10th place

References

  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. 1 2 McFadden, Suzanne (23 July 2019). "Netball's cousin steals Kiwi teacher's heart" . Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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