New Zealand national korfball team explained

New Zealand
Association:	Korfball New Zealand (KNZI)
Ikf Membership:	1998
Ikf Code:	NZL
Ikf Rank:	13 (end of 2022)^[1]
World Championships Apps:	1
World Championships First:	2019
World Championships Best:	18th place, 2019
Asia-Oceania Championships Apps:	6
Asia-Oceania Championships First:	2004
Asia-Oceania Championships Best:	3rd place, 2004
Website:	http://www.korfball.org.nz/

The New Zealand national korfball team, nicknamed The Korus (though the correct plural for koru is koru.^[2]), 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.^[3] ^[4]

Tournament history

Asia-Oceania Championships
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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
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2019	World Korfball Championships	South Africa	18th place
2023	World Korfball Championships	Chinese Taipei	October 2023

Current squad

2023 National team who will participate in the IKF World Korfball Championship, 2023^[5]

Tayla Hardy
Katelyn Huata-Chapman
Nicole Lloyd
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

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

U21 (previously U23)
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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
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2015	U19 Korfball World Cup	Netherlands	10th place
2018	U19 Open European Korfball Cup	Netherlands	9th place

U17
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2018	U17 Korfball World Cup	Netherlands	10th place

External links

Notes and References

Web site: IKF World Ranking - International Korfball Federation. 7 Jan 2023.
Web site: Māori Culture – New Zealand Trade Manual . www.newzealandtrademanual.com . 7 March 2019.
Web site: THE UNOFFICIAL BLOG OF THE NEW ZEALAND KORFBALL TEAM. korfballnzteamblog.weebly.com. 28 April 2015.
Web site: New Zealand Korfball Team - facebook page. . 28 April 2015.
Web site: Netball’s cousin steals Kiwi teacher’s heart . McFadden . Suzanne . 23 July 2019 . 25 July 2019.