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]

New Zealand
Information
AssociationNew Zealand Handball Federation
CoachTimothy Rayner
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2018)
Best result16th (2018)
Last updated on Unknown.

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

World Championships

Year Male Results
2018 16th place
2022 Qualified
Total2/9

Oceania Championship

Year Results
2013 2nd place
2016 2nd place
2018 2nd place
2019 2nd place
2022 1st place
Total5/5

Current Team

Number Player Region Position
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

References

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