New Zealand to submit bid to host 2023 Netball World Cup

Netball New Zealand has this week officially submitted a bid to host the 2023 Netball World Cup.

The governing body has submitted its bid documents to the International Netball Federation with plans to host the event in Auckland.

Due to feature 16 teams playing over 10 days, the bid would see preliminary-round matches split between Auckland’s Spark Arena and North Shore Events Centre, which is scheduled to undergo a huge revamp in the coming years.

The finals would be staged at Spark Arena.

Backed by the New Zealand Government and Auckland Council, the bid is competing with Netball South Africa which is aiming to secure the competition for Cape Town.

New Zealand’s bid comes on the back of the country formally confirming an expression of interest in hosting the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Netball New Zealand is due to mark its centenary in 2023 and organisers would like to incorporate the World Cup into their celebrations.

Netball New Zealand Events Manager Kate Agnew advised “(2023) is a hugely significant milestone for New Zealand netball (and) this would be a wonderful way to culminate it," Agnew was reported as saying by Stuff.

"One of the things we have done with the bid is looked at it very much as a five-year project, rather than just the two weeks of the event itself.

"We will build through to the Netball World Cup and beyond.

"We see that not only for New Zealand, but what we can do to help grow and develop netball globally leading up to 2023, and how we can support it to grow and develop beyond."

The competition has already been held in New Zealand three times before, whereas South Africa has never previously hosted the event.

The next edition of the World Cup is due to take place in 2019 in Liverpool in England.

Australia will be looking to claim a fourth consecutive title having beaten New Zealand in the last three finals.

New Zealand’s bid comes on the back of the country formally confirming an expression of interest in hosting the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Image: The Silver Ferns' Gina Crampton during a Constellation Cup match against Australia at Spark Arena. Courtesy of Netball NZ/Michael Bradley. 

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