Wellington A Black wins Netball NZ U17 Champs title
Wellington A Black wins Netball NZ U17 Champs
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Thursday 21 July,
2016
The capital has, for the second week in a row, reigned supreme with Wellington A Black defeating Auckland 1, 27-21, in the grand final of the Netball NZ U17 Champs this afternoon.
After four days of competition at the North Canterbury Netball Centre, 40 teams competed against each other culminating in a final contest between the top two teams.
Wellington A Black started the grand
final strongly, but it was their tenacity after half-time
that saw them take the advantage over Auckland 1 with a
commanding 11-goal lead.
Auckland 1 clawed their way back
on the scoreboard in the final quarter however it was not
enough to overtake the Wellington team who recorded a
six-goal win.
Grand Final: Wellington A Black (27) def Auckland 1 (21)
Quarter-by-Quarter
scores:
Auckland 1: 3, 9 (6), 14 (5), 21
(7)
Wellington A Black: 13, 16 (3), 25 (9), 27
(2)
Shooting Stats:
Wellington A
Black: 27/31 (87%)
Auckland 1: 21/27
(77%)
Final Standings:
1. Wellington A
Black
2. Auckland 1
3. Wellington B Gold
4.
Dunedin
5. Auckland 2
6. Manawatu
7. Howick
Pakuranga
8. Hawkes Bay
9. North Harbour 1
10.
Waitakere 1
11. Hamilton City A
12. Hutt Valley
13.
Eastern Waikato
14. North Harbour 2
15.
Southland
16. Hamilton City B
17. Christchurch
A
18. Taranaki
19. Thames Valley
20. Kapi
Mana
21. Waitakere 2
22. Nelson
23. Wanganui
24.
Whangarei
25. Christchurch B
26. North Otago
27.
South Canterbury
28. Mid-Canterbury
29.
Selwyn
30.North Canterbury
31. Wairarapa
32.
Gisborne
33. Eastern BOP
34. Pukekohe
35. Central
Otago
36. Papakura
37. Kapiti
38.
Marlborough
39. Horowhenua
40. Kaiapoi High
School
Congratulations to the following players named in
the Netball NZ U17 Champs Tournament team:
Jess Allan -
Christchurch A
Jadyi Chaffey-Taylor - Hawkes Bay
Tayla
Earle - Auckland 1
Lyanne Eukaliti - Hamilton City
A
Lyric Faleafaga - Wellington A Black
Julia Law -
Wellington A Black
Chynna Leota-Ah-him - Wellington A
Black
Tiana Metarau - Wellington A Black
Brooke
Neilson - Taranaki
Jessica Pease - Manawatu
Ainsleyana
Puleiata - Welllington A Black
Renee Savai'inaea -
Wellington A Black
Greer Sinclair - Auckland 1
Ruby
Stirling - Wellington A Black
Tali Uia - Nelson
Emily
Ussher - Eastern Waikato
Grace Watson - Hamilton City
A
ENDS.
For further
information:
Useful
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FOLLOW: Draw and Results
FOLLOW: Points
Table
Ends.