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The first Australian Football team from New Zealand was the New Zealand Native football team who competed against the colony of New South Wales in Sydney, on 29 June 1889 with the result being a 4 goal each draw [3] along with matches against Victorian clubs including a impressive 2 goal win against the powerhouse Victorian club South Melbourne.
Football (men) Named because the team wears white, due to a former FIFA regulation reserving black for referees. Beach Blacks [6] Beach volleyball (men) Beach Ferns [6] Beach volleyball (women) Black Brooms [7] Quidditch/Quadball: Disbanded 2023 [8] Black Caps [9] Cricket (men) Since January 1998, after a competition to choose a name for the ...
Australian rules football is a sport played in New Zealand rapidly gaining popularity. [citation needed] AFL New Zealand co-ordinate the national team, who have competed in the Australian Football International Cup and crowned international champions in 2005.
The following is a list of notable mascots and characters created specifically for advertising purposes in Australia and New Zealand, listed alphabetically by the club or team they represent. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
Harry Beitzel's 1967 Australian Football World Tour team was unofficially nicknamed the Galahs from their flashy uniform. Though this side was a precursor of subsequent Australian international rules football teams, the nickname has not been retained. Australian Tennis magazine invited readers to suggest a nickname for the Davis Cup team in ...
Some teams did however tour and played matches in Australia against Australian sides, notably in 1888 and 1889, the British & Irish Lions and New Zealand Native team played matches against clubs in Australia but no recognised international tests. These tours were conditional on Australian leagues playing some matches under rugby rules to keep ...
Association football, also known as football and previously known as soccer, is a popular recreational sport in New Zealand. The sport is administered in New Zealand by the governing body New Zealand Football (NZF). This is a list of association football clubs that play in the top leagues in New Zealand and Australia. Administration New Zealand is divided up into six regional federations that ...
A New Zealand national team did not play again until 1922, when New Zealand played three official full internationals against Australia, played at Carisbrook in Dunedin, Athletic Park in Wellington, and Auckland Domain. The results were two 3–1 wins to New Zealand and a 1–1 draw in Wellington.