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The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns (Māori: Rau Hiriwā [1] or Kaponga), [2] represent Netball New Zealand in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Constellation Cup, the Netball Quad Series and the Fast5 Netball World Series.
The New Zealand men's national netball team, nicknamed the Net Blacks and also referred to as New Zealand Men or Aotearoa Men, represents the New Zealand Men's and Mixed Netball Association in international men's netball competitions, including the Trans-Tasman Cup, played against Australia, and the Men's Fast5 Netball World Series.
The following is a list of notable New Zealand netball international players who have represented the national team in international tournaments such as the Commonwealth Games, the Netball World Cup, the World Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Constellation Cup, the Netball Quad Series and in other senior test matches.
Netball is the most popular women's sport in New Zealand, in terms of player participation and public interest. [1] With the national team, the Silver Ferns, currently ranked second in the world, netball maintains a high profile in New Zealand.
The first national netball competition in New Zealand was held in 1926. Presently, the three main national netball tournaments are the National Netball League, the New Zealand Age Group Championships and the New Zealand Secondary School Championships. The National Netball League are contested between regional-representative teams, and provide ...
The 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, also known as the 2023 Cadbury Netball Series, was the 13th Taini Jamison Trophy series. It featured New Zealand playing England in three netball test matches, played in September 2023. [1] [2] The New Zealand team were coached by Noeline Taurua and captained by Ameliaranne Ekenasio. [3]
The National Netball League is a New Zealand netball league. Since 2016 it has served as a second-level league, initially below the ANZ Championship and later below the ANZ Premiership. It is organised by Netball New Zealand. Between 2016 and 2020, due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, the NNL was known as the Beko Netball League.
It featured New Zealand playing England in three netball test matches, played in September and October 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] After winning the two opening tests, England eventually won the series 2–1. The winning England team was coached by Jess Thirlby and captained by Fran Williams .