The 2015 Australian Handball Club Championship is split into two parts. The first was the Beach Handball competition held in Glenelg, South Australia during February 2015 and the second is the Indoor titles which was held in March, 2015. [1] Both were organised by the Australian Handball Federation and featured teams from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory, South Australia and hosts Western Australia.
The Beach tournament was split into Men's, Women's and Mixed. The men's title was won by the St Kilda from Victoria. The women's event was won by RUOK from Queensland and the mixed event was won by Spinners from New South Wales. [2]
The Indoor tournament was split into two divisions. The Northern Division was won by Sydney University and the Southern Division by St Kilda HC. They won the right to represent Australia in the Oceania Handball Champions Cup.
7 February 2015 12:20 | St Kilda HC | 2 legs 0 | East Melbourne Spartans | Glenelg Beach |
7 February 2015 13:20 | RUOK | 2 legs 0 | S. Betta | Glenelg Beach |
7 February 2015 11:30 | Spinners | 2 legs 0 | S.Betta | Glenelg Beach |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sydney University | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 38 | +61 | 6 |
Canberra HC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 71 | −9 | 4 |
University of Queensland HC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 2 |
Logan Wizards | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 81 | −33 | 0 |
28 March 2015 11:30 | Sydney University | 28 - 15 | Canberra HC | All Sorts Sports Centre, Sydney |
(14 - 5) | ||||
13:30 | Uni of Queensland HC | 25 - 19 | Logan Wizards | All Sorts Sports Centre, Sydney |
(12 - 9) | ||||
18:30 | Sydney University | 38 - 14 | Uni of Queensland HC | All Sorts Sports Centre, Sydney |
(20 - 2) | ||||
20:30 | Canberra HC | 24 - 20 | Logan Wizards | All Sorts Sports Centre, Sydney |
(13 - 9) | ||||
29 March 2015 12:30 | Sydney University | 32 - 9 | Logan Wizards | All Sorts Sports Centre, Sydney |
(16 - 4) | ||||
14:30 | Canberra HC | 23 - 22 | Uni of Queensland HC | All Sorts Sports Centre, Sydney |
(15 - 10) | ||||
1. St Kilda Handball Club (results to follow)
7 June 2015 11:00 | St Kilda HC | 16 – 24 | Sydney University | Sydney Olympic Park |
(10 - 11) | ||||
8 June 2015 13:00 | Sydney University | 23 - 16 | St Kilda HC | Sydney Olympic Park Referees: Ridley, Ridley (AUS) |
(13 - 7) | ||||
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