Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic

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Established
1999 (27 years old)

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Netball

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Claudelands Arena
(4,000 Capacity)

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Location
Hamilton, New Zealand

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Competitions
New Zealand Netball League

Last Edit
Ovokx: 22/Apr/19

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Upcoming
30 May	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic	4:00am	Northern Northern Stars
06 Jun	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic	7:00am	Central PCentral Pulse
13 Jun	Northern Northern Mystics	7:00am	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
Results
23 May	Southern Southern Steel	-	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
16 May	Mainland Mainland Tactix	-	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
09 May	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic	-	Southern Southern Steel
03 May	Northern Northern Stars	-	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic
25 Apr	Waikato BWaikato Bay of Plenty Magic	-	Mainland Mainland Tactix

Description

The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a New Zealand netball team based in Waikato that currently compete in the ANZ Premiership. The franchise was formed in 1999 during the Coca-Cola Cup (later the National Bank Cup) as an amalgamation of two teams from the inaugural season, the Waikato Wildcats and the Bay of Plenty Magic. After the National Bank Cup was retired in 2007, the Magic joined four other New Zealand franchises in the new ANZ Championship, representing the New Zealand regions of the Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. The ANZ Championship ended in 2016, and the Magic joined five other New Zealand teams in the new ANZ Premiership competition the following year.

Home games are usually played at Mystery Creek Events Centre in Hamilton, although some matches are played at the Energy Events Centre in Rotorua and the Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre in Tauranga. The team uniform is primarily black with yellow and orange stripes, in line with traditional Waikato Rugby Union colours. Their alternate uniform has the black and yellow colours swapped around. In 2018 the Magic are coached by Margaret Forsyth, with former Magic captain Amigene Metcalfe as assistant coach; Silver Ferns veteran Casey Kopua continues her role as captain.

The Magic won two National Bank Cup titles, in 2005 and 2006. During the ANZ Championship, their playing roster has consistently included a large number of international players, which has been both a point of controversy and has been attributed with bringing about their initial success in the competition. The Magic won the 2012 ANZ Championship becoming the first New Zealand and only team to win the competition.