Southern Steel
New Zealand
The Southern Steel are a New Zealand netball team based in Invercargill that compete in the ANZ Premiership. The franchise was formed as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup: the Dunedin-based Otago Rebels and the Invercargill-based Southern Sting. After the National Bank Cup was retired in 2007, the newly formed Steel joined four other New Zealand franchises in the new ANZ Championship, representing the New Zealand regions of Otago and Southland. The ANZ Championship ran from 2008 to 2016, after which the Steel joined five other New Zealand teams in the new ANZ Premiership. In its first five years, the team colours changed three times. In 2016 the team kit was primarily cyan blue, with black and pink. The Steel play most of their home games at ILT Stadium Southland in Invercargill and the Edgar Centre in Dunedin. In 2018 the team are coached by Reinga Bloxham, with Lauren Piebenga as assistant coach. Veteran midcourter Wendy Frew continues as team captain.
Official siteNorthern Mystics
New Zealand
The Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland who currently compete in the ANZ Premiership. The club was formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of two teams from the National Bank Cup – the Northern Force and the Auckland Diamonds – after the competition was retired that year. In 2008, the Mystics joined four other New Zealand franchises in the new ANZ Championship, representing the New Zealand regions of Northland and Auckland. After the ANZ Championship ended in 2016, the Mystics joined five other teams in the new ANZ Premiership Home games in the ANZ Premiership are usually played at Trusts Stadium in Waitakere, although some matches are played at the North Shore Events Centre and Vector Arena. The team uniform is primarily blue – consistent with traditional Auckland sporting colours – in addition to red and white. In 2018 the Mystics are coached by Helene Wilson and captained by veteran Silver Ferns defender Anna Harrison.
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