NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 22 November 2007
The inaugural New Zealand National Lacrosse Tournament will be held in Wellington, on the weekend of Jan 26-27th. Teams from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch will be competing for the title of National Champions. In addition, the NZ Womens Squad will be having exhibition matches. For more info please contact Sally Rutherford.
NZ WOMENS 2007-08 SQUAD ANNOUNCED 22 November 2007
Congratulations to the following players who have been named in the NZ women’s squad for the 07-08 season.
Anna Strand, Ariana Simmons, Claire Stewart-Hunter, Erin Celentano, G Scott, Hannah Doney, Harriet Duxfield, Jess Sodo, Karensa Watson, Kate Clark, Kelly Leaper, Lauren McLain, Maria Fooy, Marina Wong, Max Cunningham, Michelle Turner, Nicola Vincent, Rosie Gunn, Sally Rutherford, Sharon Puddle, Sonjah Yaw, Tania Hollands, Tara Hovey, Ursula Johnson
U19 WOMEN'S LACROSSE TRIALS 8 November 2007
College Rifles Rugby Club, Haast Street, Remuera Sunday 18th November 2007, Registration starts at 10.00am Bring a stick, mouthguard and playing gear! Please email Phil Cowper for further details or to register your interest
Players MUST be Under 19 on 1/1/2008
NZ WOMENS WORLD CUP SQUAD APPLICATIONS 8 November 2007
For those interested in being part of the New Zealand Team leading up to the World Cup in Prague 2009 we will be running things a bit differently this year. Anyone who wishes to apply to be part of the squad (we will carry a squad of about 30) please fill out the application form attached and return it to Rosie Gunn with the application fee by the 17th of November. Everyone wanting to be considered MUST do this. The fee will cover training cost for the first squad weekend, where Paul Mollison is coming over from Melbourne to run. It will also cover some other ground and equipment costs etc. Contact Rosie Gunn or Sally Rutherford if you have any questions.
WELLINGTON SWARM TO TOUR AUCKLAND 10 September, 2007
Wellington mens club the Wellington Swarm will tour Auckland on October 26 -28. Wellington's finest lacrosse players will play three days of lacrosse against the Auckland clubs, in a tournament that will kick off the start of the season for the Auckland men's league. For more info on lacrosse in Wellington, see DOMESTIC > Clubs > Wellington. Anyone interested in participating or assisting contact Pete Soldini (for Wellington) or Roger Snow (for Auckland).
WHANGAREI GIRLS DEFEAT AVONDALE FOR NATIONAL TITLE 17 August, 2007
Whangarei Girls High beat Avondale in a close game (winning 6-5) to win the New Zealand Secondary School Girls Lacrosse title. This game was carried out as part of the Auckland Secondary Schools lacrosse tournament, held on the 10th of August in conjunction with ASB College Sport. Thirteen schools took part in the tournament which was held at the finish of the Schools league, on Friday the 10th of August. Avondale College 1, winners of the schools league, took out Division One of the Auckland competition while St Dominic's won Division Two.
NZ U19'S BEAT GERMANY 8-6 11 August, 2007
The NZ U19's have finished up their 2007 U19 World Champs campaign with a terrific win over Germany. The U19's led from the fifth minute of the game to a half time score of 5-4. Goals by Kate McLain, Gracie Keown and Lauren McLain soon after the break had the New Zealanders leading by four, and Germany began to stage a comeback with two goals. However, the U19's prevailed coming away with an 8-6 win.
New Zealand 8 Germany 6
U19 WORLD CHAMPS: NZ vs CZECH REPUBLIC 8 August, 2007
The NZ U19's had a hard loss to Czech Republic on day three of the World Championships, going down 8-5. Player-of-the-day Lauren McLain was the top scorer for New Zealand with two goals and one assist. Halftime score: 3-2.
New Zealand 5 Czech Republic 8
07/08 JUNIOR BOYS SEASON 8 August, 2007
In the coming club season, there will be 4 teams competing at the under 15 level. All games are to be played on Friday evenings at College Rifles from 6.45 pm from the first Friday in November and the final will be held mid December. Under 18's will have their first games at the beginning of December, in order to avoid “exam season” and their season will continue early February and conclude early in March. For further information contact Martin Lee at martymlee@hotmail.com
NZ U19'S GO DOWN 10-11 TO GERMANY 6 August, 2007
At the end of day two, the Small BLax are at the bottom of Pool C after a loss to Haudenesaunee Gracie Keown is the Small BLax top scorer with five goals, closely by Laura Rensford on four. Gracie is tied for eigth on the scoring leader-board, while Sonjah Yaw is second only to Jordy Kirr (USA) in assists with five in total. Other game stats and details on upcoming games can be seen on the IFWLA U19 World Champs website. In other games today USA beat Canada 17-7, Australia and England tied 8-8 and Haudenesaunee beat Czech Republic 18-10.
New Zealand 10 Germany 11
PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE WOMENS LEAGUE 31 July , 2007
With only one month left until spring, the 2007/2008 lacrosse season approaches - a busy time for the NZWLA bees. Several changes have been proposed for the League for the upcoming season. Firstly, a change in game days from Sunday to Saturday afternoons. Depending on number of teams entered, games would start around 12pm. Another change put forward to the committee is the idea of playing the majority of League games at one central location. Finally, we hope to align the men and womens leagues - something that has often been discussed in previous years but was never successful. Mens and womens games will be played side-by-side, with the aims of heightening interest in lacrosse, encouraging social aspects, drawing crowds - and providing more support from the sidelines! Please email your club rep with your views on these topics. And get ready for a great season!
SECONDARY SCHOOLS GIRLS TOURNAMENT 5 July, 2007
The Auckland Secondary Schools Lacrosse Championships will be held on Friday, 10th August at Parrs Park in Henderson. The tournament will start at 9am and go through til 4pm.
3 July, 2007
The Auckland Secondary Schools girl’s league is currently running and is due to finish on 26 July. Over the past years since lacrosse has been introduced to New Zealand the schools league has continually grown and become more and more popular. The Auckland Secondary schools league currently boasts 18 teams made up by 11 schools and is divided into three divisions. The schools currently involved are Auckland Girls Grammar, Avondale College, Diocesan, Epsom Girls Grammar, Mt Albert Grammar, Pinehurst, St Dominic’s College, St Marys College, Western Springs College, Westlake Girls and Whangaparoa College. Games run weekly after school on Thursdays. The teams from the schools league can then go on to play in the Auckland Secondary schools lacrosse championships being held this year on August 10. Any other Auckland school is also welcome to enter into this event even if they haven’t participated in the schools league. The other championship event that any Secondary school team can enter into is the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championship. This is also being held on August 10 this year. In past years Whangarei Girls High School and Rodney College have participated in this event and there is increasing interest with teams in Wellington and Christchurch starting to pick up lacrosse. For more information please contact Natalie Turner by email.
20 June, 2007
I haven’t been in Edinburgh long, but the trainings and games I have taken part in have been brilliant. I have to say the style of play over here isn’t dissimilar to that in New Zealand, although it tends to be a little more “physical” at home. I found I could understand the style of the game with no problems. If anything at home we focus more on set plays and structured combinations at training, as opposed to just playing and seeing what we can create. Defensively we are more aggressive in NZ – and by aggressive I mean that I usually come away from a weekend game with a few bruises…as a defence player you seem to be able to get away with a lot more at home. With regard to attack the focus seems to be the same…moving, moving, moving….picks, snappy effective cutting, working the ball around and letting it do the work, drawing double teams and using the free player, and of course, exciting fast-break situations. Playing against the U19 squad out at Musselburgh was an experience – after dealing with the fact that I had chosen to play lacrosse in potentially the coldest location possible (and I didn’t have tights, not a fan), I then saw the army of 35 U19 players – who were to face our team of 14. 23 subs vs. our pitiful 2…I didn’t like the odds. But the game was very competitive and so much fun to be a part of. I think the Scotland U19 Squad is doing fantastically, they certainly have a very strong base to build on and some very talented players – I wish them well with their preparation for Canada in 2007. I would like to thank the members of Edinburgh Thistle for welcoming me into their club, esp. Emily, Claudia, Cosh, and Fiona. It’s been a short, but wonderful experience and I am so glad I came to Edinburgh. I’d also like to use this opportunity to invite all lacrosse players in Scotland to come and play in Auckland, New Zealand. We have an established league set up which runs from October until the end of March (we play in our summer), with men’s and women’s clubs all over Auckland. Coaching opportunities are also available, and we can assist you with information on getting accommodation and employment too – please email me if you are interested annastrand26@hotmail.com You are all so welcome, we would love some of you to come over for a season and I can promise that you will love New Zealand! Oh, I should say in case you weren’t sure, that I was joking about the sheep/cows/kiwifruit etc. And you won’t need to bring your tights. Anna Strand
NZ U19's PREPARE FOR WORLD CUP 11 May, 2007
The U19 New Zealand squad started training for the 2007 World Championships in November 2005. With a total of eleven teams and three pools, New Zealand has been placed in Pool C along with Germany, Czech Republic and Haudenosaunee. New Zealand's first game is against Haudenosaunee on August 4. Other pool matches:
BLAX HEADED TO THE DOWN UNDER CUP 9 May, 2007
The NZ Womens Lacrosse development team, otherwise known as the Blax, head to Melbourne to compete in the Down Under Cup from 1st-5th June. This was the first international tournament in which the Blax team ever competed, travelling to Melbourne in 2003 for what was a steep learning curve.
VARSITY ANGELS TAKE OUT WOMEN'S CLUB COMPETITION 9 May, 2007
In a repeat of their 2005 efforts the Varsity Angels won the Grand final on March 10th, after wrapping up the league title with one game to spare. In what was a closely contested final, the Angels outscored the young Harbour Hawks side (the Hawklings) 14-11 in one of the best club lacrosse games seen in the competition to date. The Hawklings, consisting of many of the New Zealand Under19 team players due to compete in the World Cup later this year, showed how far they have come over the last 12months under the guidance of the under19’s coaches Anne Henderson, Jess Evans and Phil Cowper “QUOTE??” However on the day the experienced Varsity Angels side proved to strong, running out to a 5 – 0 lead within the first 5 minutes of the game, which proved to much to pull back for the young runners up. In other results on the day, Westforce beat the Harbour Hawks to clinch third place, and College Rifles overcame the Varsity College Rifles combined team for Fifth. |
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