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Finalists Announced for New Zealand’s Sporting
Moment of 2015
Voting open for only
public choice category at 53rd Halberg Awards
Ten sporting highlights from 2015 have been announced today for the Radio Sport Sporting Moment of the Year Award, the only category voted for by the public at the 53rd Halberg Awards.
The sporting moment award gives the New Zealand public the opportunity to choose the nation’s most exciting, remarkable, or compelling sporting moment, game or series in 2015. Basketball, cricket, rugby league, rugby, golf, and football all feature in the finalists list.
Final points clinchers that created some of the biggest sports highlights of the year are shortlisted including; Ekene Ibekwe’s last second shot to secure the ANBL championship for the SKYCITY Breakers, Beauden Barrett’s Rugby World Cup final try and Grant Elliott’s six on the second to last ball to put the BLACKCAPS through to the Cricket World Cup final.
Career milestones from Richie McCaw (most-capped test rugby player), Ross Taylor (scoring the highest test score ever by a visiting batsman in Australia) and Lydia Ko (becoming the youngest major winner ever at the Evian Championship) are also up for the public vote.
Victories which gripped the nation including the Highlanders first Super Rugby Championship win, the Kiwis taking the ANZAC test for the first time in 17 yearsand the Football Ferns beating Brazil are also in contention. While Warrior Nathan Friend’s impressive back-flip to set up a try against the Melbourne Storm rounds out the finalists list.
“The award gives the passionate sporting public an opportunity to honour the athlete or team who captured their heart in 2015,” says Halberg Disability Sport Foundation Chief Executive Shelley McMeeken.
Kiwi sports fans can vote for their choice once a day by text message or online at www.sportingmoment.co.nz. The winner will be presented at the 53rdHalberg Awards on Thursday 18 February 2016 at Vector Arena in Auckland and televised live on SKY SPORT.
The finalists were selected by a panel of media representatives who compiled the list of great sporting moments from 2015 for the public to vote on.
The full list of Radio Sport Sporting Moment of
the Year finalists are:
1.
SKYCITY Breakers — win the Australian
National Basketball League Championship on Ekene Ibekwe’s
last-second shot (Breakers v Taipans, ANBL final,
Auckland)
2. Grant Elliott —
smashes a six off the second-to-last ball of the semi-final
to put the BLACKCAPS into the Cricket World Cup final (Black
Caps v South Africa, Cricket World Cup semi-final,
Auckland)
3. Kiwis — defeat
Australia in the ANZAC test for the first time in 17 years
(New Zealand v Australia, Anzac test, Brisbane)
4.
The Highlanders — win their first Super
Rugby championship (Highlanders v Hurricanes, Super Rugby
final, Wellington)
5. Vodafone
Warriors — Nathan Friend’s back-flip sets up
miracle try in win over Melbourne Storm (Warriors v Storm,
Auckland)
6. Richie McCaw —
becomes rugby’s most-capped test player (All Blacks v
Australia, Bledisloe Cup, Auckland)
7.
Lydia Ko — becomes the youngest major
winner (male or female) ever at the 2015 Evian Championship
(The Evian Championship, Évian-les-Bains, France)
8.
All Blacks — Beauden Barrett’s try
clinches the Rugby World Cup for New Zealand (All Blacks v
Wallabies, Rugby World Cup final, London)
9.
Ross Taylor — scores 290 against
Australia, the highest test score ever by a visiting batsman
in Australia (Black Caps v Australia, second test,
Perth)
10. Football Ferns — Amber
Hearn’s goal propels the Football Ferns to a 1-0 win over
world powerhouse Brazil (New Zealand v Brazil, Sao Paulo,
Brazil)
How to vote:
Voting is
now open for the Radio Sport Sporting Moment of the Year
award. You can vote once a day from now until 9.00pm on
Thursday 18 February 2016.
1.
Online
Vote at www.sportingmoment.co.nz
2.
TXT
Text your Radio Sport Sporting Moment’s
unique code to 818:
1. Txt Sm1 to
818 to vote for SKYCITY Breakers
2.
Txt Sm2 to 818 to vote for Grant
Elliott
3. Txt Sm3 to 818
to vote for Kiwis
4. Txt
Sm4 to 818 to vote for The
Highlanders
5. Txt Sm5 to
818 to vote for Vodafone Warriors
6.
Txt Sm6 to 818 to vote for Richie
McCaw
7. Txt Sm7 to 818 to
vote for Lydia Ko
8. Txt
Sm8 to 818 to vote for All Blacks
9. Txt Sm9 to 818 to
vote for Ross Taylor
10.
Txt Sm10 to 818 to vote for
Football Ferns
Standard text
fees apply on all text votes.
Everyone who votes for the Radio Sport Sporting Moment of the Year before midnight on the 9 February, 2016 goes in the draw to win a trip for two including flights and accommodation to the 53rd Halberg Awards at Vector Arena, Auckland on Thursday 18 February 2016. Visitwww.sportingmoment.co.nz to read the competition terms & conditions.
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