Netball
The University of Waikato Netball Club
Founded in 1987, the University of Waikato Netball Club is the biggest netball club in the Waikato, entering eight teams into the Hamilton City competition annually. Both tertiary students and community members can join.
The premier team competes in the Hamilton City Premier competition on Thursday nights, which they won for the fifteenth consecutive year in 2023, and narrowly lost in 2024.
Alongside the Premier team, the University of Waikato Netball Club also has a premier reserve team, which was in premier grade in 2024, as well as 4-6 lower grade (ranging from competitive to social).
All welcome – Competitive and Social Teams. You are also welcome to organize your own social team but must come along to the first trial to register the team. Games are played on Saturdays from April through to August (including Uni holidays -you must be willing to commit). Fees TBC but must be paid before uniform collection and cannot be refunded if you do not commit.
2025 Trial Information TBC (premier trials early Feb and lower grade trials early March)
Contact: uninetballclub@gmail.com
More information: Facebook
For Draws and Results go the Netball Hamilton website.
Tauranga:
Tauranga Sports Netball Club
More information: Facebook
UTSNZ Netball
Join Team Waikato and represent the University of Waikato at the University and Tertiary Sport NZ (UTSNZ) National Tertiary Netball Championships which are set to take place in September every year.
For more information and to register please 2024 UTSNZ National Tertiary Netball Championship Information website.
Social Sport
Social Sport is one of Hamilton’s premier social competitions and takes place on campus at the University of Waikato. Offering a range of sports including Futsal, Netball and Touch, Social Sport caters for all levels of sporting ability.
The Social Sport Indoor Series takes place between March – October, with all games being played at UniRec (Gate 1, Knighton Road). Social Sport netball follows this format:
- Six-week leagues
- Tuesdays or Thursdays (separate leagues), 5.30pm – 10.00pm
- 45 Minute games on Tuesdays, 30-minute games on Thursdays
- Mixed teams (minimum of one male, maximum of three males per team on the court)
- Six players on the court (maximum of ten per team)
For more information, visit the Social Sport website.
Tauranga
Enter a student team into a Tauranga social football/netball competition. Register as an individual or team at the Sport and Wellbeing at Tauranga website.
Tauranga QEYC Drop-In Sport:
Drop-in sport at Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre (QEYC) in Tauranga. These sessions are free to all students. Wednesdays 1pm - 3pm during University semesters. All equipment is provided.
For more information about Tauranga, please email: uowsport@waikato.ac.nz
High Performance
The University of Waikato works in partnership with Netball Waikato BOP to support talented netball players. For out how the University provides athlete support.
