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.
Tournament history
Asia-Oceania Championships YearChampionshipHostClassificationParticipating Teams20046th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipChristchurch (New Zealand) 3rd place3 teams20067th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipHong Kong6th place7 teams20108th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipChina6th place8 teams20149th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipHong Kong6th place10 teams201810th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipJapan6th place10 teams202211th Asia-Oceania ChampionshipThailand4th place12 teams
IKF World Championships YearChampionshipHostClassification2019World Korfball ChampionshipsSouth Africa18th place2023World Korfball ChampionshipsChinese Taipei16th place
Current squad 2023 National team who will participate in the IKF World Korfball Championship, 2023
Tayla Hardy Katelyn Huata-Chapman Nicole Lloyd Juliet Robertson Zara Sadler Michelle Tapp Kennedy Vallance Torsten Ball Youri Borrink (Captain) Sam Coldicott (G) Liam Day Tom Donaldson 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) YearChampionshipHostClassification2007U23 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsChristchurch (New Zealand)5th place2011U23 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsAustralia6th place2019U21 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsChina5th place2023U21 Asia-Oceania Youth ChampionshipsMalaysia6th place
U19 YearChampionshipHostClassification2015U19 Korfball World CupNetherlands10th place2018U19 Open European Korfball CupNetherlands9th place
U17 YearChampionshipHostClassification2018U17 Korfball World CupNetherlands10th place
References
External links Korfball New Zealand Korfball New Zealand