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- Updated: October 30, 2016
Suva, Fiji, October 29, 2016 – New Zealand advanced to the second phase of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Zonal Qualification Tournament, following their 3-1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-14, 25-20) win over Fiji in the final of the first zonal phase at the Vodafone Arena on Saturday.
The second phase will be held next year in Australia or Iran.
New Zealand captain Ben Glue had a standout performance in the tournament and led his squad offensively by taking most of the scoring workload. Glue was proud of his team’s achievement but also recognized their opponents’ performance in the …