Western Flyers are a former New Zealand netball team that represented Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki. Between 1998 and 2007, Flyers played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Ahead of the 2008 season, Flyers merged with Capital Shakers to form the new ANZ Championship team, Central Pulse.
History
Founding members
In 1998, together with Auckland Diamonds, Bay of Plenty Magic,
Capital Shakers, Canterbury Flames, Counties Manukau Cometz,
Northern Force,
Otago Rebels,
Southern Sting and
Waikato Wildcats, Flyers, were founding members of the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league.
Merger
Ahead of the 2008 season, Flyers merged with
Capital Shakers to form the new
ANZ Championship team,
Central Pulse.
Home venues
Flyers represented Netball New Zealand's Western and Eastern regions. This included Hawke's Bay, Manawatū-Whanganui and
Taranaki. They played their home matches at
New Plymouth's
TSB Stadium, Napier's Pettigrew Green Arena and
Palmerston North's
Arena Manawatu.
Stats
Notable former players
Internationals
ANZ Championship players
ANZ Championship coaches
Captains
Coaches
Head coaches
Main sponsors
