2023 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy

The 2023 Women's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held in New Caledonia from 16 to 21 October 2023.[1] The competition participants were host New Caledonia, Australia,[2] New Zealand, Cook Islands and Tahiti. Tonga were scheduled to enter, but did not arrive.[3]

Hosts New Caledonia won their second championship from Tahiti. New Zealand were third with Australia fourth and Cook Islands fifth.[4]

New Caledonia now qualify for the IHF Inter-Continental Trophy.


Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 New Caledonia 4 4 0 0 102 60 +42 8
 French Polynesia 4 3 0 1 86 56 +30 6
 New Zealand 4 2 0 2 60 68 −8 4
 Australia 4 1 0 3 56 74 −18 2
 Cook Islands 4 0 0 4 42 88 −46 0
 Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [citation needed]
16 October 2023
16:00 		New Zealand  19–15  Australia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(6–3)
Report

20:00 		New Caledonia  38–10  Cook Islands L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(17–6)
Report
17 October 2023
16:00 		Cook Islands  15–20  Australia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(8–10)
Report

20:00 		New Zealand  15–21  French Polynesia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(11–13)
Report
18 October 2023
16:00 		Cook Islands  6–12  New Zealand L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(4–6)
Report

20:00 		French Polynesia  22–23  New Caledonia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(12–9)
Report
19 October 2023
16:00 		French Polynesia  18–11  Cook Islands L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(5–5)
Report

20:00 		New Caledonia  15–14  Australia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(7–5)
Report
20 October 2023
13:00 		Australia  7–25  French Polynesia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(6–12)

17:00 		New Zealand  14–29  New Caledonia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(10–13)
Report

French Pacific Championship

18 October 2023
20:00 		New Caledonia  23–22  French Polynesia L'Arène du Sud,
Païta, New Caledonia
(9–12)
Report

Rankings

Classification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Caledonia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  French Polynesia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand
4  Australia
5  Cook Islands
–  Tonga

References

  1. ^ https://www.ihf.info/media-center/events/womens-ihf-trophy-oceania Pre tournament media. International Handball Federation webpage
  2. ^ https://handballaustralia.org.au/2023/10/16/australian-junior-women-throw-off-at-the-ihf-oceania-trophy/ Australian Junior Women throw off at the IHF Oceania Trophy. Handball Australia. 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/noumea-ready-host-womens-ihf-trophy-oceania NOUMÉA READY TO HOST WOMEN'S IHF TROPHY OCEANIA. IHF news. 13 October 2023
  4. ^ https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/new-caledonia-seal-berths-intercontinental-phase-womens-ihf-trophy NEW CALEDONIA SEAL BERTHS FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL PHASE OF THE WOMEN’S IHF TROPHY. IHF Media Centre. 23rd October 2023