Ctirad Benáček represented Czechoslovakia in volleyball before migrating to New Zealand in the early 1950s. Along with other recent immigrants he formed the Sparta club in Panmure, Auckland, in 1954. In 1968 Sparta, with a team comprising Dutch, Australian, Samoan, Russian, Czech and New Zealand players, won the first New Zealand Club Championships.
Sparta is still active at a competitive club level, fielding both Men's and Women's teams and holding regular team practices run by experienced and qualified coaches.
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