The 2017 Men's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held at the Bluesky Sports Arena, Rarotonga, Cook Islands in between 31 July and 6 August 2017.
The competition participants were defending champions Tahiti, Australia, host Cook Islands, New Zealand, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea.[1]
Defending Champions Tahiti won over New Caledonia. Australia took the bronze, next was New Zealand. Papua New Guinea were fifth with tournament hosts Cook Islands sixth. Voted best player was Teva’i Hanere from Tahiti.[2] Tahiti qualify for the 2017 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Results
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 French Polynesia
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 79 | +118 | 10 |
 New Caledonia
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 118 | +57 | 8 |
 Australia
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 110 | +28 | 6 |
 New Zealand
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 130 | +21 | 4 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 118 | 190 | −72 | 2 |
 Cook Islands
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 211 | −152 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 31 July, 2017 11:00 |
French Polynesia
|
34 – 18 | New Zealand
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (14-11) | ||||
| 31 July, 2017 13:00 |
Australia
|
39 – 9 | Cook Islands
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (22-1) | ||||
| 31 July, 2017 15:00 |
New Caledonia
|
46 - 18 | Papua New Guinea
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (23-8) | ||||
| 1 August, 2017 11:00 |
New Zealand
|
21 - 28 | Australia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (9-13) | ||||
| 1 August, 2017 13:00 |
French Polynesia
|
51 - 17 | Papua New Guinea
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (28-10) | ||||
| 1 August, 2017 15:00 |
Cook Islands
|
14 - 46 | New Caledonia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (9-26) | ||||
| 2 August, 2017 11:00 |
Cook Islands
|
8 - 46 | French Polynesia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (5-18) | ||||
| 2 August, 2017 13:00 |
Australia
|
25 - 32 | New Caledonia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (14-15) | ||||
| 2 August, 2017 15:00 |
New Zealand
|
45 - 27 | Papua New Guinea
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (15-20) | ||||
| 3 August, 2017 11:00 |
Australia
|
29 - 16 | Papua New Guinea
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (17-11) | ||||
| 3 August, 2017 13:00 |
New Caledonia
|
19 - 34 | French Polynesia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (9-15) | ||||
| 3 August, 2017 15:00 |
New Zealand
|
40 - 9 | Cook Islands
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (17-2) | ||||
| 4 August, 2017 11:00 |
Papua New Guinea
|
40 - 19 | Cook Islands
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (15-6) | ||||
| 4 August, 2017 13:00 |
New Zealand
|
27 - 32 | New Caledonia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (13-15) | ||||
| 4 August, 2017 15:00 |
French Polynesia
|
32 - 17 | Australia
|
Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| (13-7) | ||||
Rankings
edit| Classification | |
|---|---|
 |
French Polynesia
|
 |
New Caledonia
|
 |
Australia
|
| 4 | New Zealand
|
| 5 | Papua New Guinea
|
| 6 | Cook Islands
|
References
edit- ^ International Handball Federation Oceania teams ready for IHF Trophy. International Handball Federation webpage. 30 July, 2017
- ^ http://www.tntv.pf/Handball-Les-champions-d-Oceanie-de-retour-a-Tahiti_a20425.html TNTV News. 7 August, 2017 (in French)
- Cook Islands thumped in handball opener. Cook Island News. 1 August, 2017
- Tahiti ready for the Cooks. Cook Island News. 2 August, 2017
- les Calédoniens battent l'Australie! Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes (french). 3 August. 2017
- New Caledonia and Tahiti start IHF Trophy strong. International Handball Federation webpage. 4 August, 2017
- La Calédonie perd de 15 buts contre Tahiti. Les Nouvelles Caledoniennes (french). 5 August. 2017
- Australian Jewish News. 24 August 2017
- 2017 French Pacific Junior Men's Handball Cup
- Official results - IHF