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Tauranga to host 2012 ANZ Championship pre-season tournament

Friday 4 November 2011, 8:53AM

By ANZ Championship

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TAURANGA

Netball fans will have their first opportunity to see the new-look ANZ Championship teams in action at the competition’s official pre-season tournament, to be jointly hosted by TTNL Ltd, Tauranga City Venues Limited (TCVL) and the First Windows Waikato / Bay of Plenty Magic in March 2012.

The tournament will be held at TECT Arena Baypark, Tauranga’s stunning new multi-sport facility which opened in August this year.

For the first time since the competition was established in 2008, all ten teams will contest the pre-season tournament, to be held from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th March.

ANZ Championship General Manager Anthony Everard said, “We’re thrilled to announce that in 2012, all ten teams will contest the official pre-season competition in Tauranga.

“It has always been our aspiration to hold one official pre-season competition. Thanks to the fantastic support of TCVL, we now have the ideal venue and location to make this a reality”.

Ervin McSweeney, General Manager TCVL, said “Baypark are pleased their efforts with Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic have resulted in this fantastic new event coming to Tauranga.

“To have all the best netballers in the world on show at the new TECT Arena early next year will be a boost for the community and a great spectacle for netball in New Zealand and all sports fans in the region.”

Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic Netball Franchise CEO, Sheryl Dawson, added “This is a fantastic opportunity for fans to get up close to all ten teams in the one place and see each team in action prior to the season start over one weekend in the new TECT Arena in Tauranga.”

Further details, including the competition schedule and ticketing information, will be announced in early 2012.

The 2012 ANZ Championship season commences on Sunday 31 March, with the Finals Series to be contested in July. The full season draw and team lists are now available at anz-championship.com.