New Zealand national beach handball team
The New Zealand men's national beach handball team is the national team of New Zealand. It takes part in international beach handball competitions.[1]
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Association | New Zealand Handball Federation | ||
Coach | Timothy Rayner | ||
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World Championship | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2018) | ||
Best result | 16th (2018) | ||
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In 2016 New Zealand Mens Beach Handball team won their first international game against Australia in a shootout at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. They went on to lose Game 2 and miss qualification for the World Champs.
In 2018, New Zealand received a wild card entry to the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships in Kazan, Russia. They finished 16th in their first outing, taking Vietnam to penalties and having narrow losses to USA, Australia and Argentina.
At the 2022 Oceania Qualification tournament held at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia, New Zealand beat Australia in Game 1, lost to Australia in Game 2 and beat Australia in a Game 3 shootout to win entry to the 2022 Beach Handball World Championships in June in Crete, Greece and the 2022 World Gamesin Birmingham, Alabama, USA in July.
International results
Oceania Championship
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1st place |
Total | 5/5 |
Current Team
Number | Player | Region | Position |
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3 | James Cochrane | Wellington | Specialist / Centre |
5 | Gus Hamilton | Otago | Specialist / Wing |
12 | Olly Donaldson | Otago | Pivot |
17 | Peter Ellis | Canterbury | Defence |
19 | Phil Ellis | Canterbury | Specialist / Wing |
20 | Paul Ireland | Wellington | Wing |
26 | Thomas Roxburgh | Wellington | Goal Keeper |
27 | Cameron Ross | Wellington | Defence |
34 | Alex Brown | Canterbury | Goal Keeper |
61 | Max Brookes | Wellington | Defence / Wing |