2017 Oceania Men's Handball Challenge Trophy

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.

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. Tahiti qualify for the 2017 IHF Inter-Continental Trophy in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Results

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:

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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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

References

• 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