The 2018 Men's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy is to be held at the L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia between 10 and 15 June 2018.[1][2]
This is the sixth ever championship. The competition participants were defending champions Tahiti, Australia, Cook Islands, New Zealand, hosts New Caledonia and Fiji.[3]
Australia won their fourth title beating defending champions Tahiti. Hosts New Caledonia were third followed by New Zealand, Fiji and the Cook Islands.[4]
Results edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 94 | +39 | 10 |
 French Polynesia
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 113 | +72 | 8 |
 New Caledonia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 113 | +70 | 6 |
 New Zealand
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 120 | −8 | 4 |
 Fiji
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 172 | −59 | 2 |
 Cook Islands
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 54 | 168 | −114 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 10 June, 2018 20:00 |
New Caledonia
|
49 - 21 | Fiji
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
| 11 June 2018 16:00 |
New Zealand
|
21 - 36 | New Caledonia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
18:00 |
Cook Islands
|
19 - 35 | Fiji
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
20:00 |
French Polynesia
|
26 - 28 | Australia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
| 12 June 2018 16:00 |
New Caledonia
|
24 - 28 | Australia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
18:00 |
Fiji
|
18 - 27 | New Zealand
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
20:00 |
French Polynesia
|
44 - 6 | Cook Islands
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
| 13 June 2018 16:00 |
Cook Islands
|
5 - 42 | New Caledonia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
18:00 |
Australia
|
22 - 16 | New Zealand
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
| (8-12) | ||||
20:00 |
Fiji
|
21 - 47 | French Polynesia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
| (13 - 23) | ||||
| 14 June 2018 16:00 |
Cook Islands
|
14 - 22 | New Zealand
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
18:00 |
Australia
|
30 - 18 | Fiji
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
20:00 |
French Polynesia
|
38 - 32 | New Caledonia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
| 15 June 2018 16:00 |
New Zealand
|
26 - 30 | French Polynesia
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
18:00 |
Australia
|
25 - 10 | Cook Islands
|
L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia |
Rankings edit
| Classification | |
|---|---|
 |
Australia
|
 |
French Polynesia
|
 |
New Caledonia
|
| 4 | New Zealand
|
| 5 | Fiji
|
| 6 | Cook Islands
|
References edit
- ^ http://www.nswhandball.com.au/latest/march-ihf-jnr-mens-oceania-trophy-in-june/ IHF JNR MEN’S OCEANIA TROPHY IN JUNE. New South Wales Handball webpage. March 2018
- ^ International Handball Federation IHF Trophy Oceania match schedule released. International Handball Federation webpage. 5 June 2018
- ^ International Handball Federation 12 teams set for IHF Trophy Oceania throw-off. International Handball Federation webpage. 8 June 2018
- ^ Australia and New Zealand take continental honours. International Handball Federation webpage. Retrieved 20.6.2018
- https://www.lnc.nc/article/sports/aux-oceania-les-cagous-aurontla-revanche-dans-la-peau La Nouvelles Calledoniennes (French)
- Faire le lien entre l’ancienne et la nouvelle génération La Nouvelles Calledoniennes (French)
- Les Calédoniens dominent les Papous aux Oceania. La Nouvelles Calledoniennes (French)
- U20 : les Tahitiens trop forts pour les Cagous. La Nouvelles Calledoniennes (French)
- 2018 French Pacific Junior Men's Handball Cup
- Critical for the development of handball in our region. IHF webpage. 26 June 2018.
- Strong Hornsby contingent in Australian Youth team contesting for Oceania Challenge Trophy. Hornsby Advocate. June 12, 2018
- The Arc News. University of New South Wales web page. Retrieved 26 Dec 2019
- Post Courier Papua New Guinea. 12 June 2018.