Maori+in+Sport+(6L)

=Maori in Sport= = = = = = =

Maori Sport – Soccer


 * They are 148 on the FIFA ranking in the men’s league (at 1st August 2007)
 * They are 23 on the FIFA ranking in the women’s league (at 1st August 2007)
 * There have been 2 NZ A-League Teams, Season 1 and 2 – NZ Knights. Season 3 – Wellington Phoenix
 * They are ranked 1 in the Continental Rankings (at 22nd August 2007)
 * There are eight teams in the New Zealand League. With Waitakere the best team.
 * In both Season 1 and 2 New Zealand Knights were 8th
 * “This will be one of the best teams this season (3)” Said Terry Serepisos (the chairman for Wellington Phoenix.

Extreme Sports – Snow

· Kelly Clark is a 2002 Salt Lake Olympics Gold medallist in the women’s half pipe. Mitchell Brown represented the Men at the 2006 winter olympics in halfpipe and Juliane Bray and Kendall Brown represented the women. In the Snowboard Cross Juliane Bray represented for the women

Maori Golfers


 * There are three very famous golfers Bob Charles, Craig Perks and Michael Campbell.
 * Michael Campbell won the US open Championship in 2005.

Maori Cricket

Stephen Fleming is the most successful Captain for the Blackcaps’. = =
 * It is one of ten countries that play in Test Match Cricket.
 * The New Zealand Cricket team is called the Blackcaps.
 * They became the fifth Test nation.
 * They played their first test match against England in 1929-30.