On Saturday 14th March a Flag Tournament will be held with the venue tentatively being Mountfort Park, Manurewa.  This is to be confirmed.

The entry form can be found here.
Entries are open now and will close Monday 2nd March.

The event is invitational which means that entries will be accepted from any group wanting to play.
Teams and players do not need to be affiliated to NZAFF.

There will be options for different formats.
Once we have indications of entries in the formats we will confirm which formats we will play.

The options are: 
- Men's (Senior only - over 18 as at 1st January 2020)
- Women's (any age group)
- Open Men's (any age group)
- Mixed Men & Women (any age group with specific rules re on-field mix of players)
- Junior/Colts (Under 18 as at 1st January 2020)

Players can play in all formats that they qualify for - e.g. A men's Colts player could play in the Open Men's, Mixed and the Junior/Colts.  
It may be that scheduling across multiple fields might restrict what games are played by a player. 
A player can only play for a single team in each format.

The start and end times will depend on entries.
The entry fee will be $35 per team and will be sent out after the formats are confirmed.
Further information here.

Any questions to Russell  (gm@nzaff.co.nz)

Entries are now open for the National Club Flag Championships.

The entry form is here.

​NZAFF membership by clubs and players is a prerequisite of entering teams in the Championships.
Team lists will be confirmed against club membership lists.

The dates are confirmed as the 21st and 22nd March 2020.
The venue is Hutt Park, Lower Hutt.

Entries will close on Friday 28th February and will only be accepted with a deposit of $50 per team.

The remainder of the Entry Fee - $300 will be required the week after the close of entries on the 6th March.

Invoices will be sent out on entry with payment details.

​There is further information on the nationals here.

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame on Wednesday unveiled its Class of 2020, which includes Vikings Legend David Dixon.

David was noticed at the Civic in Auckland when an American scout asked if he wanted to play American Football.
After attending College in the USA he was a ninth-round draft pick by the Patriots in 1992 and spent his first two NFL seasons on practice squads for New England, Minnesota and Dallas.
He signed with the Vikings active roster in 1994 and went on to play 152 games (134 starts) for Minnesota.

​For more information follow this link.

​Congratulations to Misiona Aiolupotea-Pei who is the first player from the Oceania Region to be invited to the 2020 Hula Bowl to be played at Aloha Stadium on Sunday 26 January 2020!  
 
Misi has accepted his invitation and will now have the chance to show what he is made of in front of NFL, CFL & XFL Scouts 
 
New Zealand born Misiona first played gridiron for the Gold Coast Stingrays Gridiron Club and was part of the Gridiron Australia Future Stars program in 2014.  We are very proud of Misi, we wish him all the very best for the game and look forward to watching him play in Hawaii!  
 
Edit: Read press release here: https://www.hulabowl.com/news/australian-gridiron-player-invited-to-2020-hula-bowl.html
 
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