2009 Oceania Handball Champions Cup

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The 2009 Oceania Handball Champions Cup featured nine teams from five countries competing for the fourth edition of the Men Oceania Champions Cup held in New Zealand.

The final saw Sydney Region from Australia winning an Oceania Champions Cup [1] over Tahitian side AS Faa'a. The third place play off saw a replay of last years final with AS Dumbea winning over fellow New Caledonia side JS Mont Dore. Wellington from New Zealand were fifth and the second Australian side Melbourne sixth. AS Taravao from Tahiti seventh, Northland from New Zealand eighth and AS Lulu from Wallis and Futuna rounded out the field in ninth.

Final standings

Classification
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney Region
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Faa'a
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg AS Dumbea
4 Flag of France (1794-1815, 1830-1958).svg JS Mont Dore
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne HC
7 Flag of French Polynesia.svg AS Taravao HBC
8 Flag of New Zealand.svg Northland
9 Flag of France.svg A.S. Lulu

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References

  1. http://www.nswhandball.com.au/december-2009-sydney-in-tahiti-2/ December 2009 – Sydney in Tahiti. Handball New South Wales news. Retrieved 2 Jan 2020