Netball New Zealand Super Club

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Netball New Zealand Super Club
Sport Netball
Founded 2017
First season 2017
Owner(s) Netball New Zealand
Country New Zealand
Most recent
champion(s)		 Collingwood Magpies
(1 win)
(2019)
Most titles Southern Steel
Central Pulse
Collingwood Magpies
(1 win each)
TV partner(s) Sky Sport (New Zealand)
Related
competitions		 ANZ Premiership

The Netball New Zealand Super Club was a netball tournament organised by Netball New Zealand. It featured teams from the ANZ Premiership as well as invited overseas teams, including teams from Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Singapore. Southern Steel won the inaugural 2017 tournament, while Central Pulse and Collingwood Magpies won the subsequent 2018 and 2019 tournaments respectively. All three tournaments were hosted at the Trafalgar Centre in Nelson, New Zealand. All the matches were broadcast live on Sky Sport (New Zealand). [1] [2] [3]

Contents

History

Foundation

Following the demise of the ANZ Championship, in November 2016 Netball New Zealand announced they wanted to create "a super club competition" in order to continue to provide New Zealand players and clubs with international experience. [4] [5]

Tournaments

2017

With a team coached by Reinga Bloxham, captained by Wendy Frew and featuring Gina Crampton, Jhaniele Fowler-Reid, Shannon Francois, and Jane Watson, Southern Steel finished the 2017 tournament as inaugural winners. [6] Steel went through the tournament unbeaten, defeating Northern Mystics 79–58 in the final. [7] [8] [9] [10]

2018

With a team coached by Yvette McCausland-Durie, captained by Katrina Grant and featuring Karin Burger, Ameliaranne Ekenasio, Sulu Fitzpatrick and Claire Kersten, Central Pulse finished the 2018 tournament as winners after defeating Mainland Tactix 61–56 in the final. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

2019

With a team coached by Rob Wright, captained by Geva Mentor and featuring Natalie Medhurst, Ashleigh Brazill and Shimona Nelson, Collingwood Magpies finished the 2019 tournament as winners after defeating Northern Mystics 49–42 in the final. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Host venue

After partnering with Nelson City Council, Netball New Zealand awarded hosting rights for the first three tournaments to Nelson's Trafalgar Centre. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 tournaments were all subsequently hosted at the same venue. [5] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Trophy

The Super Club trophy was designed by Jens Hansen Jewellers of Nelson, New Zealand. Their previous designs have included the One Ring , as featured in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and the Super Rugby Trophy. The trophy, which is made of brass and solid sterling silver, features seven interlocking bands shaped into the exact size of a number-five competition netball. The seven bands represent the seven players that make up a netball team. The base is made from reclaimed Lebanese cedar. The original tree, from which the base was made from, was planted in Queens Gardens around 1890. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

Results

Third place play-offs

TournamentThird placeScoreFourth place
2017 [10] [32] NSWIS 48–46 Central Pulse
2018 [33] Southern Steel 54–45 NSWIS
2019 [34] Central Pulse 47–45 Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

Finals

TournamentWinnersScoreRunners Up
2017 [7] [8] [9] [10] Southern Steel 79–58 Northern Mystics
2018 [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Central Pulse 61–56 Mainland Tactix
2019 [18] [19] [20] Collingwood Magpies 49–42 Northern Mystics

Participating teams

Team 2017
2018
2019
Total
Flag of New Zealand.svg Central Pulse 4th1st3rd3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Southern Steel 1st3rd5th3
Flag of South Africa.svg Gauteng Jaguars 7th8th-2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Mainland Tactix -2nd6th2
Flag of Fiji.svg Marama Vou 8th5th-2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg New South Wales Institute of Sport 3rd4th-2
Flag of New Zealand.svg Northern Mystics 2nd-2nd2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Celtic Flames 5th--1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Collingwood Magpies --1st1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Northern Stars --7th1
Flag of Scotland.svg UWS Sirens -6th-1
Flag of Singapore.svg Sneakers -7th-1
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg University of Trinidad and Tobago 6th--1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic --4th1
Flag of England.svg Wasps Netball --8th1

Sources: [1] [2] [3]

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