# 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 |
| 31 July, 2017 11:00 | French Polynesia | 34 – 18 | New Zealand | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 31 July, 2017 11:00 | | (14-11) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 31 July, 2017 13:00 | Australia | 39 – 9 | Cook Islands | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 31 July, 2017 13:00 | | (22-1) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 31 July, 2017 15:00 | New Caledonia | 46 - 18 | Papua New Guinea | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 31 July, 2017 15:00 | | (23-8) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 1 August, 2017 11:00 | New Zealand | 21 - 28 | Australia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 1 August, 2017 11:00 | | (9-13) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 1 August, 2017 13:00 | French Polynesia | 51 - 17 | Papua New Guinea | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 1 August, 2017 13:00 | | (28-10) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 1 August, 2017 15:00 | Cook Islands | 14 - 46 | New Caledonia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 1 August, 2017 15:00 | | (9-26) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 2 August, 2017 11:00 | Cook Islands | 8 - 46 | French Polynesia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 2 August, 2017 11:00 | | (5-18) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 2 August, 2017 13:00 | Australia | 25 - 32 | New Caledonia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 2 August, 2017 13:00 | | (14-15) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 2 August, 2017 15:00 | New Zealand | 45 - 27 | Papua New Guinea | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 2 August, 2017 15:00 | | (15-20) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 3 August, 2017 11:00 | Australia | 29 - 16 | Papua New Guinea | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 3 August, 2017 11:00 | | (17-11) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 3 August, 2017 13:00 | New Caledonia | 19 - 34 | French Polynesia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 3 August, 2017 13:00 | | (9-15) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 3 August, 2017 15:00 | New Zealand | 40 - 9 | Cook Islands | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 3 August, 2017 15:00 | | (17-2) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 4 August, 2017 11:00 | Papua New Guinea | 40 - 19 | Cook Islands | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 4 August, 2017 11:00 | | (15-6) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 4 August, 2017 13:00 | New Zealand | 27 - 32 | New Caledonia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 4 August, 2017 13:00 | | (13-15) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 4 August, 2017 15:00 | French Polynesia | 32 - 17 | Australia | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |
| 4 August, 2017 15:00 | | (13-7) | | Bluesky Sports Arena, Cook Islands |

## Rankings

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