Wellington Win U17 Netball - Plus Tournament Team

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

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