The 2019 Women's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held in New Caledonia from 11 to 16 August 2019.https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/seven-nations-contest-womens-ihf-trophy-oceania Pre tournament media. International Handball Federation webpagehttps://www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/southeast/southeast-queensland-duo-named-to-make-international-handball-debut/news-story/4c0a9a70e0e43cba9bafa9ab3aafe486 Southeast Queensland duo named to make international handball debut. Quest Southern Star News. August 3, 2019http://www.samoanews.com/features/american-samoas-u20-womens-handball-team-practicing American Samoa’s U20 Women’s Handball Team practicing Samoa News. 13 August 2019
The competition participants were defending champions New Zealand, host New Caledonia, regulars Australia and American Samoa. New to the championship were Papua New Guinea, and Fiji.https://www.lnc.nc/article/sports/les-cagoues-realisent-le-sans-faute. Les Cagoues réalisent le sans-faute. LES NOUVELLES CALEDONIENNES. 19 August 2019 (French)
Hosts New Caledonia were the clear winners over Australia. Third was New Zealand then American Samoa.http://www.samoanews.com/sports/u-19-womens-handball-team-places-4th-new-caledonia AS U-19 Women’s Handball Team places 4th at New Caledonia. Samoa News. 19 August 2019 Fifth was Papua New Guinea ahead of Fiji on goal differencehttps://handball.org.nz/news/2019/8/17/success-for-our-womens-junior-and-youth-teams-at-ihf-trophy SUCCESS FOR OUR WOMEN'S JUNIOR AND YOUTH TEAMS AT IHF TROPHY. New Zealand Handball webpage August 17, 2019
However, New Caledonia are ineligible for World Championship and consequently, spot for 2020 Women's Junior World Handball Championship is taken by second place Australia. Results
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References
Report Day 1 & 2.International Handball Federation webpage Results & Report on International Handball Federation webpage All game on You Tube - Nouvelle-Calédonie la 1ère (French) Grace Schulz to represent Australia under 18 women's handball team at Oceanic Cup. Redland City Bulletin. 23 July 2019 American Samoa Handball Team crushes Fiji at U19 Women’s tourney. Samoa News. 15 August 2019 TAPUA’IA SE PINE FANAU TA’A’ALO HANDBALL I NEW CALEDONIA Samoa News. 15 August 2019 (In Samoan) Handballers Natasha Lunnis and Sigrid Dobson shift sights to World Cup. South East News. August 24, 2019 International Handball Success. Brisbane State High School. 9 August 2019