Canterbury Flames were a New Zealand netball team based in

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. Between 1998 and 2007 they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2000 and 2002, Flames played in three successive grand finals. In 2004, they played in their fourth grand final. On all four occasions, they lost out to

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. In

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, when the National Bank Cup was replaced by the

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, Canterbury Flames were rebranded as

Canterbury Tactix Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Champions ...

History

Founding members

In 1998, together with, Auckland Diamonds, Bay of Plenty Magic, Capital Shakers, Counties Manukau Cometz, Northern Force, Otago Rebels,

, Waikato Wildcats and Western Flyers, Flames, were founding members of the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league.

Rebrand

, when the

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was replaced by the

, Canterbury Flames were rebranded as

. Canterbury Tactix were subsequently renamed

Mainland Tactix Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Champions ...

Home venues

Flames played the majority of their home matches at

's Westpac Centre.

Stats

Grand finals

Coca-Cola Cup

National Bank Cup

Notable former players

Internationals

; ; *

Charlotte Kight Charlotte Kight (born 8 June 1988 in Dannevirke, New Zealand) is a retired New Zealand netball player. Kight started in the National Bank Cup with the Western Flyers in 2005, under head coach Yvette McCausland-Durie. She played with the Flyers ...

; *

Cynna Kydd Cynna Kydd (née Neele; born 18 September 1981 in Kyabram, Victoria) is a former Australian professional netball player. Kydd achieved some success in netball and swimming in her early life, and played in the Dairy Farmers State League at the ...

; *

Vilimaina Davu Vilimaina Davu (born 15 January 1977) is a former netball international who represented both Fiji and New Zealand. She was a prominent member of the New Zealand teams that were silver medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and gold medallists ...

; *

Julianna Naoupu Julianna Naoupu (born 1 March 1990) is a Samoan New Zealander who played for the Samoa national netball team and who plays in the ANZ Championship for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic. Career She was a member of the Silver Ferns wider traini ...

ANZ Championship players

Megan Hutton Megan Hutton (born 26 March 1976 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand retired netball player. Hutton normally plays in the goal keeper position. She also played basketball for Southland. Hutton debuted in the Coca-Cola Cup (later the ...

Elizabeth Manu Elizabeth "Bessie" Manu (born 16 September 1986 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player in the ANZ Championship, playing for the Central Pulse. Manu previously played with the Canterbury Tactix in 2008, after having been a me ...

* Jo McCaw * Peta Stephens * Jade Topia

Captains

Coaches

Head coaches

Assistant coaches

Main sponsors

Honours

* Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup **''Runners Up'': 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004

Gallery

File:Natalie Avellino.jpg, 18 June 2004:

(left) and Peta Stephens (right) playing for Canterbury Flames against

in the 2004

final at

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. They compete with Sting's

Natalie Avellino Natalie Avellino (born 15 December 1970) is a former Australian netball international and current netball coach. Between 1994 and 2006 she made 20 senior appearances for Australia. Avellino was a member of the Australia teams that won the gol ...

References

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