Final Results

Hi all,

Sorry for the slow update, finally have internet access again.

So Sunday didn't go quite as planned for us. We had a really close game with the Germans with us taking the first opportunity to score. From there it was a you score, we score game. Late in the second half we were drawn 3all, but unfortunately for us with just 30 seconds to go the Germans snuck one past us to take the win and proceed to the final. It was a disappointing loss for us as we were definitely in the running to take the win.

This meant that we were now in the play off for bronze. The team was a little disheartened by the lost in the semi that we didn't pull out our best performance and lost 3-2 to the French to come fourth. While this result is good on a world stage it was disappointing for a team with so much potential to go all the way.

A big thanks to everyone who came over to Italy to support us and a MASSIVE thanks to Alison our manager. You did a stunning job! Thanks also to Nick our coach.

Until we meet again,

Ciao Bellas!!

Canoe Polo Video Live

The World Championships finals are currently being streamed live on the internet.

Visit http://www.idroscaloclub.org/polo/eng/results.html
Then click onto "video live"

The Semi's aren't being streamed but the finals are! Enjoy!

We play in the semi at 8.30am against the Germans!

NZ Athletes Tent

Some awesome letters and pictures of support from Nelson Central School

NZ Paddle Ferns Tiki

Long line of Athletes Tents

Inside the tent with more posters of support from Nelson Central School

Outside the NZ Tent with an awesome support banner made by Nelson Central School

Day Three Results...We're in the Semis!!

Today dawned the second round. After a slight draw change late last night we ended up playing the Spanish first. We knew that we needed to take down the Spanish to ensure we made the semi finals. A strong start saw us take the lead 6-1, however in the last couple of minutes we unfortunatley allowed the Spanish to get two more on us to make the final score 6-3. Never the less it was a win in the bag.


We had a quick turn around and next up an hour later we had Great Britain. We knew a win was needed to give us the easier cross over in the semis. We started out strongly scoring the first goal, but GB came back straight away and shot from half way equaling the score. The game was a tussle between the two teams with the score slowly increasing with NZ unfortunately taking the loss 5-4. NZ demonstrated some awesome offense and showcased some cracker shots.


The third game was against the Dutch. After loosing to GB we had to win this game to secure our semi final spot. Having beaten the Dutch at De Paddel 7-2 we knew we could definitely take the win home. We eventually won 6-2 and confirmed our spot in the semis.



We now have a rest day tomorrow to relax and chill out before we meet Germany in the semi final at 8.30am on Sunday morning. We're definitely looking forward to it!

Thanks for all of your messages of support, it's great to know we've got people cheering for us on the other side of the world and with many of you staying up late to see the live results!

Opening Ceremony

NZ Paddle Blacks and NZ Paddle Ferns

Main Stand

All the teams waiting around for the opening ceremony

New Zealand represent!

Tom Neilson (Captain of Paddle Blacks) represents NZ as the flag bearer

Team Italy

Fireworks Display

Day Two Results

The Kiwi girls have had another great day winning both of their games and coming top of their pool.

NZ v Australia 3-1

NZ v Switzerland 7-2


We now enter into the second round and tomorrow we will play against The Netherlands at 9am (7pm NZ Time), Spain at 11am (9pm NZ Time) and GB at 1pm (11pm NZ Time).
From this pool the top two teams head into the semi finals which take place on Sunday!

The Paddle Blacks have had a great day also so far. They narrowly lost to the Dutch this morning 2-1. They played an awesome game and a it was a dubious call that saw the Dutch get a GPS (Goal Penalty Shot) to win the game. They convincingly beat the Swiss 5-2. They play Canada later this evening and if they win that game they will qualify at second in their pool and progress to the next round.

Team bonding!!

Photos from Worlds

Alison doing her magic in the accreditation room

World Championships Poster

The pitches

The pitches

NZ Flag

NZ Paddle Ferns getting their gear scrutineered

The view down the lake at Idroscalo

Thurs 2nd Sept Game Times

Thursday 2nd September Game Times for the NZ Paddle Ferns

NZ v Australia 9am (7pm NZ time)
NZ v Switzerland 1pm (10pm NZ time)

LIVE RESULTS FROM WORLDS

Hi Everyone,

Here is a the link to the live results on the Worlds Website:

http://www.idroscaloclub.org/polo/eng/results.html

The Paddle Ferns played Hungary this morning winning 9-0.