New Zealand Association Korfball New Zealand (KNZI) IKF membership 1998 IKF code NZL IKF rank 13 (end of 2022)[ 1] Appearances 1 First appearance 2019 Best result 18th place, 2019 Appearances 6 First appearance 2004 Best result 3rd place, 2004 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
IKF World Championships
Year
Championship
Host
Classification
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[ 5]
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)
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
2023
U21 Asia-Oceania Youth Championships
Malaysia
6th 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
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