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.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
16 October 2023 16:00 | New Zealand | 19–15 | Australia | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(6–3) | ||||
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20:00 | New Caledonia | 38–10 | Cook Islands | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(17–6) | ||||
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17 October 2023 16:00 | Cook Islands | 15–20 | Australia | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(8–10) | ||||
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20:00 | New Zealand | 15–21 | French Polynesia | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(11–13) | ||||
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18 October 2023 16:00 | Cook Islands | 6–12 | New Zealand | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(4–6) | ||||
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20:00 | French Polynesia | 22–23 | New Caledonia | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(12–9) | ||||
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19 October 2023 16:00 | French Polynesia | 18–11 | Cook Islands | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(5–5) | ||||
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20:00 | New Caledonia | 15–14 | Australia | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(7–5) | ||||
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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) | ||||
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18 October 2023 20:00 | New Caledonia | 23–22 | French Polynesia | L'Arène du Sud, Païta, New Caledonia |
(9–12) | ||||
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French Polynesia | |
New Zealand | |
4 | Australia |
5 | Cook Islands |
– | Tonga |
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