From October 28th till November 16th 2008 New Zealand will host the first ever U17 Women's World Cup. Games will take place in four venues across Aotearoa. Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington & Christchurch will host the groups for the tournament with the New Zealand Team playing their first two games in Auckland and final group match in Wellington.

New Zealand v Canada
28th October at North Harbour Stadium
7pm KO

New Zealand v Denmark
1st November at North Harbour Stadium
4pm KO

New Zealand v Colombia
4th November at Westpac Stadium
7pm KO

Western Springs have a strong connection with the New Zealand U17 Team. Springs Premier Women's Coach Paul Temple is also the Head Coach of the New Zealand Team and 8 members of our Premier Squad have represented the Young Football Ferns this year.

New Zealand U17 Representatives
World Cup Squad Selections - New Zealand 2008
Briony Fisher - Captain
Rosie White
Hannah Wall
Jessica Rollings
Nadia Pearl
Claudia Crasborn
Danielle McFadyen

New Zealand U17 Appearances in 2007
Briony Fisher - 3 caps
Rosie White - 3 caps
Nadia Pearl - 2 caps
Jessica Rollings - 2 caps
Danielle McFadyen - 1 cap

New Zealand U17 Appearances in 2008
Briony Fisher - 8 caps
Nadia Pearl - 8 caps
Hannah Wall - 8 caps
Claudia Crasborn - 7 caps
Jessica Rollings - 5 caps
Emily Cooper - 3 caps
Rosie White - 2 caps
*Current to 1st September

Western Springs also have strong representation in the New Zealand U20 Women's Team which will be competing in the U20 Women's World Cup in Chile from November 19th till December 10th 2008. The draw has yet to be decided.

New Zealand U20 Representatives
World Cup Squad Selections - Chile 2008
Squad to be confirmed....

New Zealand U20 Appearances in 2008
Abby Erceg - 3 caps
Renee Leota - 2 caps
Grace Vincent - 2 caps
Elizabeth Milne - 3 caps
Briony Fisher - 2 caps
Hannah Wall - 3 caps
Rosie White - 3 caps

Women's Football is growing every year in New Zealand and our flagship Women's Team is the Football Ferns who have competed at the last two major events in World Football, the FIFA Women's World Cup in China 2007 and Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

New Zealand Senior Women Representatives
Women's World Cup Squad Selections - China 2007
Abby Erceg
Maia Jackman
Priscilla Duncan

New Zealand Senior Women Appearances in 2007
Abby Erceg - 15 caps
Maia Jackman - 13 caps
Priscilla Duncan - 11 caps
Nicky Smith - 5 caps

Women's Olympic Squad Selections - Beijing 2008
Abby Erceg
Renee Leota

New Zealand Senior Women Appearances in 2008
Abby Erceg - 13 caps
Renee Leota - 13 caps