Tokomanawa Queens Explained

The Tokomanawa Queens are a New Zealand basketball team based in Porirua. The Queens compete in the Tauihi Basketball Aotearoa and play their home games at Te Rauparaha Arena.

The Queens were established as a strongly female-led operation behind co-owners Rachel Taulelei and Megan Compain.^[1] ^[2]

The Queens won the inaugural Tauihi championship in 2022.^[3] They were runners-up in 2023.^[4] ^[5]

External links

Web site: Manson. Bess. 'That's my team': Tokomanawa Queens courting a fanbase with fun and finesse. Stuff.co.nz. 30 July 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220729174834/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/300646960/thats-my-team-tokomanawa-queens-courting-a-fanbase-with-fun-and-finesse. 29 July 2022.
Web site: All Rise for the Queens. Stuff.co.nz. 23 August 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230923175346/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/132767691/all-rise-for-the-queens. 23 September 2023.
Web site: GAME RECAP: QUEENS CLAIM INAUGURAL TAUIHI TITLE WITH WIN OVER KĀHU. tauihi.basketball. 27 August 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220827144920/https://tauihi.basketball/game-recap-queens-claim-inaugural-tauihi-title-with-win-over-kahu/. 27 August 2022.
Web site: KAHU CROWNED 2023 CHAMPIONS. tauihi.basketball. 10 September 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913100126/https://tauihi.basketball/kahu-crowned-2023-champions/. 13 September 2023.
Web site: Egan. Brendon. Northern Kāhu crush Queens to secure first Tauihi title in team history. Stuff.co.nz. 10 September 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230913102213/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/132904457/northern-khu-crush-queens-to-secure-first-tauihi-title-in-team-history. 13 September 2023.