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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) 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 | 
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia | 
| 12 June 2018 16:00 | New Caledonia  | 24 - 28 | .svg.png.webp) 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 .svg.png.webp) | 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 .svg.png.webp) | 25 - 10 |  Cook Islands | L'Arene du Sud, New Caledonia | 
Rankings
| Classification | |
|---|---|
|  | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
|  |  French Polynesia | 
|  |  New Caledonia | 
| 4 |  New Zealand | 
| 5 |  Fiji | 
| 6 |  Cook Islands | 
References
- ↑ 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.
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