Four Wellington teams in 2015 College Netball competition
College Netball to Feature Before ANZ Championship Matches
Netball New Zealand is pleased to confirm the draw for the 2015 College Netball competition which will run parallel to the ANZ Championship from Monday, March 2nd.
Twelve of the 18 College Netball matches will be televised on SKY Sport with those matches broadcast on either Sunday or Monday nights before the scheduled ANZ Championship game. The College Netball Grand Final will be at The Trusts Arena in Auckland prior to the ANZ Championship match between the SKYCITY Mystics and Melbourne Vixens on Monday, June 1st.
| Seeding | Upper North Island (UNI) | Lower North Island (LNI) | South Island (SI) |
| 1 | Mt Albert Grammar School (MAGS) | Manukura (Te Rito) | St Margaret’s College, Christchurch |
| 2 | Saint Kentigern College |
St Mary’s College, Wellington |
Southland Girls’ High School |
| 3 | Sacred Heart Girls’ College | Palmerston North Girls’ High School | South Otago High School |
| 4 | Avondale College | Newlands College | St Andrew’s College |
| 5 |
Auckland Girls’ Grammar School (AGGS) |
Wellington East Girls’ College | Cashmere High School |
| 6 |
Westlake Girls High School |
Wellington Girls’ College | Ashburton College |
The competition is played in a knock-out format and features 18 teams, six from the Upper North Island (UNI), six from the Lower North Island (LNI) and six from the South Island (SI). All teams are seeded within each group with the section winners and the second UNI team going through to the semi-final round. Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS) are the defending College Netball champions.
Televised College Netball matches on SKY Sport:
Round 1 Monday, March 2nd
St Margaret’s College v Ashburton College Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Curtain raiser for Mainland Tactix v SKYCITY Mystics
Round 2 Sunday, March 8th
St Mary’s College v Wellington East Girls’ College Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Curtain raiser for Mojo Pulse v Queensland Firebirds
Round 3 Monday, March 16th
Southland Girls’ High School v Cashmere High School Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Curtain raiser for Mainland Tactix v Mojo Pulse
Round 4 Monday, 23rd March
Saint Kentigern College v Auckland Girls’ Grammar The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Curtain raiser for SKYCITY Mystics v Mojo Pulse
Round 5 Monday, March 30th
Palmerston Nth Girls’ High v Newlands College TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Curtain raiser for Mojo Pulse v Kia WBOP Magic
Round 7 Monday, April 13th
LNISS Winner Game 5 v LNISS Winner Game 6 TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
Curtain raiser for Mojo Pulse v SKYCITY Mystics
Round 8 Monday, April 20th
SISS Winner Game 1 v SISS Winner Game 10 Horncastle Arena, Christchurch
Curtain raiser for Mainland Tactix v Adelaide T’birds
Round 10 Sunday, May 3rd
UNISS Winner Game 7 v UNISS Winner Game 12 The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Curtain raiser for SKYCITY Mystics v Mainland Tactix
Round 11 Monday, May 11th
LNISS Winner Game 4 v LNISS Winner Game 11 Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua
Curtain raiser for Mojo Pulse v Mainland Tactix
Round 12 Sunday, May 17th
LNISS Winner Game 14 v UNISS Winner Game 15 Arena Manawatu, Palmerston Nth
Curtain raiser for Mojo Pulse v Ascot Park Hotel Southern
Steel
Round 12 Monday, May 18th
SISS Winner Game 13 v UNISS Loser Game 15 The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Curtain raiser for SKYCITY Mystics v Kia WBOP Magic
Grand Final Monday, June 1st
Winner Game 16 v Winner Game 17 The Trusts Arena, Auckland
Curtain raiser for SKYCITY Mystics v Melbourne Vixens
It’s advisable to check local television listings for up-to date broadcast times and dates closer to the matches being played as all coverage is subject to change due to nature of live sport.
Non-televised College Netball Matches:
South Otago High School v St Andrew’s College
Manukura (Te Rito) v Wellington Girls College
Mount Albert Grammar School v Westlake Girls High School
Sacred Heart Girls College v Avondale College
SISS Winner Game 2 v SISS Winner Game 3
UNISS Winner Game 8 v UNISS Winner Game 9
Click here to view the full article on the NNZ official website: http://www.mynetball.co.nz/latest-news/177-my-netball/4306-college-netball-to-feature-before-anz-championship-matches.html
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