2006 Oceania Handball Championship

The 2006 Oceania Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, which took place in Sydney, Australia from 22 to 24 May 2006. Entered nations were Australia, Cook Islands and New Zealand.[1] Australia won the right to play in the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany. [2]

2006 Oceania Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Australia
Dates22–24 May
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Australia (5th title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place Cook Islands
Tournament statistics
Matches3
Goals scored171 (57 per match)
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Table
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia (H) 2 2 0 0 104 19 +85 4
 New Zealand 2 1 0 1 50 53 −3 2
 Cook Islands 2 0 0 2 17 99 −82 0
Source:
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local (UTC+10).

22 May 2006
18:30		 Australia  41–14  New Zealand Dural Sports Centre, Sydney
(16–5)
23 May 2006
18:00		 Cook Islands  5–63  Australia Dural Sports Centre, Sydney
(31–1)
24 May 2006
18:00		 Cook Islands  12–36  New Zealand Dural Sports Centre, Sydney
(4–17)

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. http://teamhandballnews.com/2006/06/australia-secures-oceania-ticket-for-2007-men%e2%80%99s-world-championships/ AUSTRALIA SECURES OCEANIA TICKET FOR 2007 MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. Team Handball News by John Ryan. 2 June 2006
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