New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| New Zealand at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | NZL |
| CGA | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
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New Zealand is scheduled to compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It will be New Zealand's 22nd appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.[1]
Administration[]
Nigel Avery is Chef de Mission.[1]
Competitors[]
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawn bowls | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 13 |
3x3 basketball[]
By virtue of its status as the top Commonwealth Oceanian nation in the respective FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for men and women (on 1 November 2021), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.[2][3]
Cricket[]
By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), New Zealand qualified for the tournament.[4][5]
Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[6]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| New Zealand women | Women's tournament |  South Africa
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 Sri Lanka
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 England
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- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 |  New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | South Africa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 | Sri Lanka
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Hockey[]
By virtue of their position in the FIH World Rankings for men and women respectively (as of 1 February 2022), New Zealand qualified for both tournaments.[7][8]
Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[9]
- Summary
Key:
- FT = After full time
- P = Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM / PM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| New Zealand men | Men's tournament |  Scotland |
 Pakistan |
 Australia |
South Africa |
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| New Zealand women | Women's tournament |  Kenya |
Scotland |
Australia |
South Africa |
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Men's tournament[]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Pakistan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th place match |
| 5 | Scotland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Women's tournament[]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th place match |
| 4 | Scotland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th place match |
| 5 | Kenya
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9th place match |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
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Lawn bowls[]
A squad of six para-sport players (plus two directors) was officially selected on 15 March 2022.[10][11]
- Para-sport
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Mark Noble |
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| Lynda Bennett |
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- Note
- ^ Selection conditional upon international classification
Netball[]
By virtue of its position in the World Netball Rankings (as of 28 July 2021), New Zealand qualified for the tournament.[12][13]
Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021,[14] then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.[15]
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM / Cl. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| New Zealand women | Women's tournament |  Northern Ireland
|
 Uganda
|
 Malawi
|
 Trinidad and Tobago
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England
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- Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Malawi
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Classification matches |
| 4 | Uganda
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Northern Ireland
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 July 2022 18:00 |
New Zealand |
v | Northern Ireland
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National Exhibition Centre |
| 30 July 2022 18:00 |
New Zealand |
v | Uganda
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National Exhibition Centre |
| 1 August 2022 18:00 |
New Zealand |
v | Malawi
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National Exhibition Centre |
| 2 August 2022 18:00 |
New Zealand |
v | Trinidad and Tobago
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National Exhibition Centre |
| 4 August 2022 19:00 |
New Zealand |
v | England
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National Exhibition Centre |
Rugby sevens[]
New Zealand qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments. This was achieved through their positions in the World Rugby Sevens Series and World Rugby Women's Sevens Series respectively.[16][17]
Weightlifting[]
A squad of seven weightlifters (four men, three women) was officially selected on 15 March 2022.[10][11]
David Liti qualified by winning his category at the 2021 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.[18] The other weightlifters qualified via the IWF Commonwealth Ranking List, which was finalised on 9 March 2022.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Cameron McTaggart | |||||||
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| David Liti | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Megan Signal | |||||||
- Note
- ^ Selection conditional upon national eligibility classification
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Nigel Avery named chef de mission for 2022 Commonwealth Games". Stuff. Stuff Ltd. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (30 November 2021). "Birmingham 2022 3x3 basketball line-up almost complete as 14 teams qualify". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Qualifies 3x3 Basketball Teams for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". NZOC. 7 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Cricket first sport to announce qualifiers for Commonwealth Games". ICC. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "2022 Commonwealth Games | India, Australia and Pakistan among eight countries to compete in women's T20". The Hindu. THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "India to face Australia in opening cricket match of Commonwealth Games 2022". Women's CricZone. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Lineup confirmed for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games". FIH. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Twenty teams to feature in CW Games hockey tournaments". The Daily Times. APP. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "CWG hockey: India to open campaign against Ghana". Sportstar. PTI. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b "WEIGHTLIFTERS AND LAWN BOWLS PARA ATHLETES NAMED TO NEW ZEALAND TEAM FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES". NZOC. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ a b "First Commonwealth Games team members named". RNZ. 15 March 2022. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "WORLD NETBALL ANNOUNCES THE FIRST SIX QUALIFYING TEAMS FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022". World Netball. 25 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica among first six netball teams to qualify for 2022 Commonwealth Games". RJR News. Multimedia Jamaica Ltd. 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games: Team England start title defence on July 29 and open schedule". Sky Sports. 12 November 2021. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Galliven, Harrison (4 March 2022). "Uganda head final six netball teams named for Birmingham 2022". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 qualification confirmed for Oceania". World Rugby. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Natoga, Anasilini (10 March 2022). "Vanuatu Rugby 7s team miss out on 2022 Commonwealth Games". Vanuatu Daily Post. Trading Post Ltd. Archived from the original on 12 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Oliver, Brian (23 December 2021). "Weightlifting ranking events for Commonwealth Games make it a busy February". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
External links[]
- New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games
- Nations at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2022 in New Zealand sport