New Zealand men's national volleyball team

New Zealand
Nickname(s)	Volley Blacks
Association	Volleyball New Zealand (VNZ)
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Sebastián González Moreno
FIVB ranking	82 (5 October 2025)
Uniforms
Home	Away
Asian Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1975)
Best result	7th (1975)
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Nickname(s)Volley Blacks^[1]

AssociationVolleyball New Zealand (VNZ)

ConfederationAVC

Head coachSebastián González Moreno

The New Zealand men's national volleyball team represents New Zealand in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. As of October 2019, the team is ranked 44th in the world.^[3]

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Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
1975	Round robin	7th place	6	0	6	1	18	Squad
1979	9th–12th places	11th place	6	2	4	10	15	Squad
1983	5th–8th places	8th place	8	3	5	9	18	Squad
1987	9th–12th places	12th place	7	3	4			Squad
1989	9th–12th places	12th place	8	3	5			Squad
1991	9th–12th places	12th place	4	0	4	3	12	Squad
1993	11th place match	11th place	6	3	3			Squad
1995		12th place						Squad
1997	Did not participate
1999
2001
2003	13th–15th places	14th place	6	1	5	6	16	Squad
2005	13th–16th places	15th place	6	1	5	6	16	Squad
2007	Did not participate
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2026	Qualified
Total	0 Title	11/23	57	16	41			—

AVC Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Did not participate
2022
2023
2024
2025	9th–11th places	11th place	4	0	4	1	12	Squad
2026	Qualified
Total	0 Title	2/6	4	0	4	1	12	—

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2024–25 club
1	MB	Daniel Malcolm	25 February 2005	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	347 cm (137 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Canterbury
3	L	Scott Shipton	21 March 2003	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	328 cm (129 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Wellington Titans
4	MB	Matthew Butterfield	29 December 1998	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	337 cm (133 in)	328 cm (129 in)	Pioneer Panthers
5	OH	Andrew Salmon	23 May 1998	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	329 cm (130 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Pioneer Panthers
7	OH	Johann Timmer (c)	25 October 1991	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	333 cm (131 in)	315 cm (124 in)	Harbour Raiders
8	S	Kameo Wagner	23 September 2005	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	344 cm (135 in)	326 cm (128 in)	Western Bay Phoenix
9	S	Thomas Vesty	24 December 2006	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	329 cm (130 in)	318 cm (125 in)	Shirley VC
11	OH	Wernich Pheiffer	14 May 2004	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	345 cm (136 in)	330 cm (130 in)	Harbour Raiders
12	OH	Mana Placid	2 January 2000	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	339 cm (133 in)	333 cm (131 in)	Shirley VC
13	OP	Pesamino Morrison	21 October 1996	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	347 cm (137 in)	335 cm (132 in)	Pioneer Panthers
14	OP	Seth Grant	15 October 2001	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	353 cm (139 in)	337 cm (133 in)	Shirley VC
15	MB	Luke McIntosh	6 November 2005	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	0 kg (0 lb)	341 cm (134 in)	332 cm (131 in)	Shirley VC

New Zealand men's national volleyball team

Asian Championship

AVC Cup

Team

Current roster

References

External links

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