2018 Oceania Men's Handball Challenge Trophy

The 2018 Men's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy is to be held at the L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia between 10–15 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

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:

10 June, 2018 20:00	New Caledonia	49 - 21	Fiji	L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

Classification
	Australia
	French Polynesia
	New Caledonia
4	New Zealand
5	Fiji
6	Cook Islands

References

1. 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
2. International Handball Federation IHF Trophy Oceania match schedule released. International Handball Federation webpage. 5 June 2018
3. International Handball Federation 12 teams set for IHF Trophy Oceania throw-off. International Handball Federation webpage. 8 June 2018
4. 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.