Nathan Nukunuku

Nathan Nukunuku (born 8 May 1980) is a member of the New Zealand national softball team, called "The Black Sox" since 2000.

Early life and school

Nukunuku spent his childhood in Hawkes Bay^[1] and Auckland and was educated at St Peter's College, which has traditionally been very prominent in the Auckland school boy Softball competitions.^[2] Nukunuku played Rugby union as well as Softball at St Peter's. He was in the First XV in his last years there. He was a member of the St Peter's senior Softball team which was the Auckland secondary schools champion in 1997, 1998 and 1999. St Peter's was second in the 1997 and 1998 New Zealand Secondary Schools competition but won the championship in the 1999 competition. While still at school, Nukunuku was a member of the Auckland Under 19 team which was the New Zealand Under 19s champion in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and was second in 1999.^[3] Nathan Nukunuku is the brother of former Softball international, Dion Nukunuku.^[1]

Junior International Career

• 1997 - member of the New Zealand Junior Black Sox - World Series (team won the Silver Medal).

Senior career

• 2001 - for the Pakuranga Pacers club - won the Auckland Competition.
• 2001 - for the Auckland Marist club - at national tournaments - third equal in New Zealand Clubs competition.
• 2002 - for the Auckland Marist club - Auckland Champions and second in New Zealand Clubs competition.
• 2003 - for the Mt Albert Ramblers club - Auckland and New Zealand Champions.
• 2004 - for the Mt Albert Ramblers club - third at the New Zealand Clubs competition.
• 2005 - for the Mt Albert Ramblers club - Auckland and New Zealand Champions.
• 2006 - for the Mt Albert Ramblers club - Auckland Champions and third equal at the New Zealand Clubs competition.
• 2007 - for the Mt Albert Ramblers club - Auckland and New Zealand Champions.
• 2009 - for the Mt Albert Ramblers club - Auckland and New Zealand Champions.

Senior National Career

• 1996 - member of the Auckland Colts (Under 23) - New Zealand Champions.
• 2001 - member of the Auckland Mens Team - second at the New Zealand Provincials Championship competition.
• 2002 - member of the Auckland Mens Team - New Zealand Provincial Champions.
• 2003 - March - member of the Auckland National League Team - New Zealand Champions.
• 2003 - December - member of the Auckland National League Team - New Zealand Champions.
• 2005 - member of the Auckland National League Team.
• 2006 - member of the Auckland National League Team.
• 2007 - member of the Auckland National League Team - New Zealand Champions.
• 2008 - member of the Auckland National League Team - New Zealand Champions.
• 2009 - member of the Auckland National League Team - New Zealand Champions.

Senior International Career

• 1998 - slelected for the NZ Black Sox (but had to withdrew due to St Peter's College Rugby commitments).
• 1999 - in the NZ Black Sox for tour of Japan.
• 2000 - in the NZ Black Soxfor the World Series (NZ Black Sox were the Champions).
• 2000 - in the NZ Black Sox for tour of Australia.
• 2001 - in the NZ Black Sox for tour of New Zealand.
• 2002 - in the NZ Black Sox.
• 2003 - in the NZ Black Sox -for tour of Botswana.
• 2004 - in the NZ Black Sox for the World Series (NZ Black Sox were the Champions).
• 2005 - in the NZ Black Sox for the Pacific Series (NZ Black Sox were the Champions)
• 2006 - in the NZ Black Sox for tour of Canada (NZ Black Sox won the test series against Canada).
• 2006 - in the NZ Black Sox for the Commonwealth Series (NZ Black Sox were the Champions)
• 2007 - in the NZ Black Sox for the Pacific Series (NZ Black Sox were the Champions).
• 2008 - in the NZ Black Sox (Nukunuku unavailable for Pacific Series - NZ Black Sox placed 2nd)
• 2008 - in the NZ Black Sox - Oceania Qualifying Tournament (NZ Black Sox were the Champions).
• 2009 - in the NZ Black Sox - Pacific Series (NZ Black Sox were the Champions).
• 2009 - in the NZ Black Sox - World Series.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Softball: Nukunuku brothers on equal terms now". The New Zealand Herald. 2 December 2000. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=162872&pnum=2. Retrieved 27 October 2011. 
2. ^ Rick Maxwell, St Peter's College, Auckland, Simerlocy Press, Auckland, 2008, pp. 7 and 23.
3. ^ ^{a b} Softball Stars - Nathan Nukunuku (accessed 23 June 2010)

External links

• Softball New Zealand (accessed 22 June 2010)
• Softball Stars - Nathan Nukunuku (accessed 23 June 2010).

Persondata
Name	Nukunuku, Nathan
Alternative names
Short description	member of the Black Socks
Date of birth	1980-05-08
Place of birth
Date of death
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