Netball: National Championships teams and first round draw

FIRST ROUND

September 15-17, Christchurch and New Plymouth.

Week-long tournament

September 25-30, Trusts Stadium, Auckland.
The 12 first-grade teams have been split into two pools and will play a round robin competition within those pools. The first games in the round robin start this weekend. Pool A is in Christchurch, Pool B in New Plymouth.

The points will be carried through.

Pool A

North
Canterbury
Otago
Eastern
Wellington
Counties Manukau

Pool B

Waikato
Auckland Waitakere
Southland
Western
Bay of Plenty
Tasman

This weekend's opening round robin games:

Christchurch - Pool A

Today: North v Eastern 4pm, Wellington v Otago 5.45pm, Counties Manukau v Canterbury 7.30pm.

Tomorrow: Wellington v Counties Manukau 2pm, Eastern v Canterbury 3.45pm, Otago v North 5.30pm.

Sunday: Otago v Counties Manukau 9am, Eastern v Wellington 3.45pm, Canterbury v North 5.30pm.

New Plymouth - Pool B

Today: Tasman v Auckland Waitakere 4pm, Bay of Plenty v Southland 5.45pm, Waikato v Western 7.30pm.

Tomorrow: Bay of Plenty v Tasman 2pm, Southland v Waikato 5.45pm, Western v Auckland Waitakere 5.30pm.

Sunday: Tasman v Waikato 9am, Auckland Waitakere v Bay of Plenty 10.45am, Southland v Western 12.30pm.

12 first division teams (* number = last year's finish)

1* North Temepara George, Leana de Bruin, Ritua Petero, Kimberley Horton, Catherine Latu, Bridgette Tapene, Angelina Yates, Brooke Williams, Finau Pulu, Monica Fuimaono, Areta Thatcher, Tiana Tuuta.
Coach: Melissa Walker

3 Auckland/Waitakere Stephanie Bond, Jenny-May Coffin, Lee Edwards, Natu Faanana, Paula Griffin, Opheira Karatau, Camilla Lees, Amenda Payne, Grace Rasmussen, Anna Scarlett, Susan Tagicakibau, Maria Tutaia.
Coach: Paula Bailey.

12 Counties Manukau Jean Waaka, Temira Hetherington, Merilyn Nordin, Sarah Everitt, Ingrid Malifa, Megan Lindsay, Italia Tipelu, Hannah Middleton, Megan Paverd, Caroline Kellett, Ashleigh Timoko, Rebecca Kent.
Coach: Adrienne Morrin

2 Waikato Liana Barrett-Chase, Rachel Beale, Nicola Cooney, Rebecca Gabel, Joline Henry, Evelyn Horomia, Laura Langman, Halana Leith, Hayley Stockman, Irene van Dyk, Casey Williams
Coach: Nicole Dryden

10 Bay of Plenty Kiri Adams, Laurelle Borck, Pauline Craven, Tanya Lund, Kiwi-Bianca McLeod-Ohia, Louise Moffat, Melissa Ruru, Elias Shadrock, Hannah Simmonds, Kahurangi Waititi, Arahi Wall.
Coach: Dorcas Kayes

7 Western Jane Bingham, Erika Burgess, Lauren Burgess, Katarina Cooper, Chanel Haggart, Jodi Hikuroa, Abbie Nowell, Lana Phipps, Daneka Wipiiti, Kirisa Wipiiti, Malu Faasavalu, Leah Goodwin.
Coach: Jenni Brewer

8 Eastern Rebecca Kupa, Holly Solomona, Candis Cardie, Dana Berquist, Louise Thompson, Kristy Flood, Shyann Raihania, Shivonne Kutia, Briar Chalmers, Kiley Hikawai, Charlotte Kight, Suzanne Niko.
Coach: Jeanette Oliver

9 Wellington Sacha Coogan, Jamilah Gupwell, Michelle Hall, Claudia Henison, Cushla Lichtwark, Ngarama Milner, Daya Pritchard, Victoria Smith, Frances Solia, Gerardine Solia, Jaimee Sorenson Kylie Young.
Coach: Barbara Bialy-Orr

11 Tasman Cara Gallop, Nardia Roselli, Kate Parsons, Li Ling, Sarah Webby, Tracey Dravitzki, Deb Vincent, Jaimee Power, Bridie O'Sullivan, Rachel Rasmusen, Chantelle King.
Coach: Bek Scherp

4 Canterbury A Julie Seymour, Maree Bowden, Anna Thompson, Shelley Norris, Hannah Brand, Jade Topia, Juliana Naoupu, Vilimaina Davu, Joanna McCaw, Jodi Tod, Elizabeth Manu, Nicola Browne.
Coach: Tania Hoffman

5 Otago Debbie White, Phillipa Duncan, Lizzie Sandom, Rihi Salter, Debbie Hill, Frances Jackways, Emma Moynihan, Hannah Broederlow, Anna Molineaux, Katrina Grant, Dana Bond, Jess Tuki.
Coach: Lana Morrison

6 Southland A Donna Loffhagen, Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit, Margot Norman Adine Wilson, Reinga Te Huia, Jenny Ferguson, Megan Hutton Emma Woodings, Moniek Van Rossum, Wendy Telfer, Tania Dalton.
Coach: Moira Gerken