The 2022 Men's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held at Rarotonga, Cook Islands between 5 and 9 December 2022.[1][2]
This is the seventh ever championship. The competition participants were defending champions Australia, the hosts Cook Islands, New Zealand, hosts New Caledonia and Tonga.[3]
Australia won their fifth title in the round robin event.[4] Hosts New Caledonia were second followed by New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Tonga.[5][6] The Under-18 competition was won by Tahiti.[7]
Australia now qualify for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Germany[2] and the 2023 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy
Results edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 61 | +59 | 8 |
 New Caledonia
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 87 | +44 | 6 |
 New Zealand
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 91 | +21 | 4 |
 Cook Islands
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 131 | −63 | 2 |
 Tonga
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 124 | −61 | 0 |
Source: Report
| 5 December 2022 12:00 |
New Caledonia
|
28 - 30 | Australia
|
|
18:00 |
Cook Islands
|
31 - 25 | Tonga
|
|
| 6 December 2022 12:00 |
Tonga
|
9 - 31 | Australia
|
|
18:00 |
Cook Islands
|
14 - 35 | New Zealand
|
|
| 7 December 2022 12:00 |
New Caledonia
|
30 - 29 | New Zealand
|
|
18:00 |
Australia
|
30 - 6 | Cook Islands
|
|
| 8 December 2022 12:00 |
New Zealand
|
18 - 29 | Australia
|
|
18:00 |
Tonga
|
11 - 32 | New Caledonia
|
|
| 9 December 2022 12:00 |
Tonga
|
18 - 30 | New Zealand
|
|
18:00 |
New Caledonia
|
41 - 17 | Cook Islands
|
|
Rankings edit
| Classification | |
|---|---|
 |
Australia
|
 |
New Caledonia
|
 |
New Zealand
|
| 4 | Cook Islands
|
| 5 | Tonga
|
References edit
- ^ "TEAMS FROM SIX NATIONS TO FIGHT FOR IHF TROPHY OCEANIA". IHF. 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b Al Williams (13 December 2022). "Cooks get international exposure". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "TEAMS FROM SIX NATIONS TO FIGHT FOR IHF TROPHY OCEANIA". IHF. 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Australian juniors are 2022 IHF Trophy Oceania champions". Handball Australia. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "TAHITI AND AUSTRALIA SECURE TITLES AT IHF TROPHY OCEANIA". IHF. 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Trophy Oceania Finished In Rarotonga". IHF. 12 December 2022.
- ^ Al Williams (10 December 2022). "Tahiti and Aussie prove their strength in handball tournament". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 14 December 2022.