AUSTRALIAN CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 24-27 MAY 2018 - ENTRIES OPEN NOW

The Australian Club Champs will be held in Geelong from 24-27 May. Entries are open to NZ Clubs.
The key dates are listed below – note entries are due by 28 March. A full tournament pack is available. Please email secretary@handball.org.nz and it will be sent to you.
Dates:
• Registration close 28 March
• Team entry deposit $100 due 4 April
• Team entry fee (minus deposit) due 25 April
• Team list to be submitted by 1 May
• Nominated referee form by 1 May
• Nominated scorer/bench official form by 1 May

Lynda Hagen
NZHF Secretary-General

KIWI SUCCESS AT AUSTRALIAN BEACH NATIONAL CHAMPS

Wellington Parrots took out first place at the 2018 Australian Beach National Championships just completed in Adelaide.  They won in a tight final against Melbourne Knicks 16-12; 17-16.

Congratulations to Wellington's Nicholas Shields who was named top scorer for the tournament and MVP.

The Wellington Parrots Women took out third place in their competition.

The Nationals were held in conjunction with the Oceania Beach Handball Champs.  Congratulations to Australia who took out both the men's and women's events.  They will now represent Oceania at the World Championships.

CALLING FOR EOIs - MEN JUNIOR U21 & YOUTH U18 PLAYERS AND INTERESTED COACHES/MANAGERS FOR BOTH AGE GROUP TEAMS

2018 is an IHF trophy year for men. This year will provide opportunity for both the Junior and Youth age groups.  Date and location of the tournament are not known yet, but we expect the tournament will happen in June 2018 outside of New Zealand.

PLAYERS:  If you are interested in trialling, we are looking for expressions of interest from male players:

- Junior (born on or after 1 January 1998)
- Youth (born on or after 1 January 2000)

If you are interested in trialling, please contact the Men’s Head Coach, Ludo Galliegue at ludovic.galliegue@yahoo.fr  First trials are expected to be held in Wellington on 14/15 April.  Players from out of Wellington who cannot attend this trial will be given another opportunity to trial.

COACHES, ASSISTANT COACHES AND MANAGERS: We are seeking official positions for both teams, so please send expressions of interest to secretary@handball.org.nz

Further information on IHF Trophy from IHF:
The IHF Trophy has been reconfigured for 2018 onwards and now includes two age categories - Junior (born on or after 1 January 1998) and Youth (born on or after 1 January 2000). The best teams from both categories will advance to the Continental Phase, to be held later this year with the winners of the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Junior Championships earning an automatic spot at the 2019 IHF Men’s Junior World Championships in Spain.

In 2019, the IHF Trophy will be for junior and youth women with the same format and qualification potential for the following years’ IHF Junior World Championships (2020).

Lynda Hagen

NZHF Secretary-General

NZ SENIOR MEN'S TEAM - 2018 ASIAN CHAMPS RESULTS

We congratulate the NZ Senior Men’s team on their first Asian Championships campaign.  Team members and officials were:

Players:

Tim Banks

Jimmy Cochrane (Co-Captain)

Justin Cope

Aleksa Djorovic

Karl Fitzpatrick (Co-Captain)

Jack Gallagher

Harry Ireland

Luke Ireland

Aston Lang

Willy Makea

Predrag Mijatovic

Luke Naylor

Cassius Papera-Sipeli

Nick Potter

Thomas Roxburgh

 Officials:

Head coach: Ludovic Galliegue

Assistant Coach: Frederic Han

Head of Delegation: Michael Roxburgh

Results:

18/01/2018, 17:00  New Zealand vs Qatar  Result: 14-58 (11-27 half time)

19/01/2018, 19:00  New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia  Result: 12-42 (6-20 half time)

20/01/2018, 17:00  New Zealand vs China  Result: 14-31 (7-16 half time)

22/01/2018, 15:00  New Zealand vs Uzbekistan  Result: 19-33 (8-13 half time)

23/01/2018, 15:00  New Zealand vs India  Result: 24-38 (10-17 half time)

26/01/2018, 11:00  New Zealand vs Bangladesh  Result: 24-31 (10-16 half time)

 

NZ TEAMS FOR BEACH HANDBALL WORLD QUALIFIERS ANNOUNCED

Congratulations to the following players selected to represent New Zealand.  The squads play Australia in Adelaide, February 2018 in the Oceania Championships, with the winner qualifying for the World Beach Handball Championships.

NZ WOMEN'S SQUAD

Erin Roxburgh

Daniela Conforte

Francesca Graham

Hanne De Ridder

Jaclyn Parker

Jordan Thorstensen

Langi Winitana

Nore De Ridder

Samantha Gard

Shrena Faitua-lati

Stacey Bascand

Tamara Baker

James Cochrane ( Head Coach )

NZ MEN'S SQUAD

Tim Rayner

Aaron Huddleston

James Cochrane ( Captain )

Nicholas Shields

Ryan Roselli

Max Brookes

Thomas Roxburgh

Tim Banks

Willy Silcock

Peter Ellis

Coach – Ben Dawson

2018 Tournament Dates Announced

New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships - Wellington 7-8 April

New Zealand Regional Championships - Auckland 5-6 May

South Island Club Championships - Queenstown 2-3 June

New Zealand Club Championships - Wellington 14-16 September

Note there are no Palmerston North or Christchurch tournaments planned at this stage in 2018.

Information on all NZHF Community activity will appear in the calendar under the Events tab on this website. If you have events or information you wish to share on the Events Calendar, or spot errors that need corrected, please contact me on secretary@handball.org.nz

Lynda Hagen
Secretary-General
NZHF

NZ Mens Team will head to the Asia Handball Championship in 2018

The New Zealand Handball Federation are pleases to announce that the NZ Mens Team have been invited to compete at the Asia Handball Champs in January 2018. This will be held in South Korea from the 18th of January through to the 1st of February 2018. The team will be announced at a further date.

  This is an incredible opportunity for the New Zealand Handball Federation and we thank the AHF and the OCHF for this opportunity. 

 

 

2017 New Zealand U17 Men's Beach Handball Team Announced:

The New Zealand Handball Federation are please to announce the U17 Men's Beach Handball Team, this team will represent New Zealand at the IHF U17 Challenge Trophy in the Cook Islands in May 2017.

Head Coach: Tim Rayner

Assistant Coach/ Manager: Aaron Huddleston

2017 Team:

Max Brookes (Scots College)

Joe Poata (Wellington College)

Paul Ireland (St Pats Town)

Johnny English (St Pats Town)

Danyah-Lee Skelton-ChongNee (St Pats Town)

Boston Christie (St Pats Town)

Michan Hunter (Palmerston North Boys High School)

Gus Hamilton (Cashmere High School)

Josh Holland (St Pats Town)

Miguel Aizpuru (St Pats Town)