Australian men’s team meet with Sydney Uni HC for training matches
Australia’s Men’s team had a final preparation match yesterday, against Sydney University, ahead of the World Championship qualifications for the Oceania region, in New Zealand, on 25 April. The National
Handball Australia delegates meet for AGM
This weekend, at Sydney Olympic Park, Handball Australia held its AGM in conjunction with a Planning meeting, where state delegates, the Executive Committee and general members met to review the
Sydney University wins Australian Club Championship
Sydney Uni HC has won the inaugural Australian Club Championships beating St Kilda HC in a nail-biting final at Sydney’s Olympic Park over the weekend. With both equal (26:26) at
2014 Beach Handball Championship results
Twenty teams from across Australia competed in the Australian Beach Handball Championships at Scarborough beach in Perth, Western Australia (WA) between February 13-16. Categories were Open Men’s, Women’s and Mixed.
Australian men on their way to Men’s World Championship qualifiers in Auckland
The Australian National Men’s team will travel to New Zealand to defend their Oceania region championship title, on ANZAC day weekend, and fight to gain a spot into the 2015
Australian women return from a strong showing at the World Championship
The Australian Women’s team have bettered prior performances at the recent Women’s World Handball Championships in Serbia, making this campaign the lowest score difference between their competitors to date. Some
Australian junior teams return from IHF Challenge Trophy
The Australian junior men’s and women’s teams were the Oceania representatives for the 2013 Continental Challenge Trophy, an IHF development competition. Monterey, Mexico hosted the event after the initial hosts
Jan Ottosen named national team coach
Danish coach Jan Ottosen has been named Australia’s national team coach after Taip Ramadani’s decided not to renew his contract. Ottosen, who is currently coaching in Faroe Islands, held his
Queensland claims the 2022 Australian Junior Championships
After a four-year delay, with the last event in 2018, it was great to have junior handball back in action at Queensland’s Gold Coast Sport and Leisure Centre over the
National Integrity Framework
Handball Australia is pleased to announce its partnership with Sport Integrity Australia and the adoption of the National Integrity Framework and associated integrity policies. This is an important step in
Sydney Uni claim championship double
Sydney University Handball Club took out the 2022 Australia and Oceania Club Championships in both, the men’s and women’s, divisions on Sunday in Gold Coast. Both teams blitzed through the
Sydney University women straight to Australian Club Championships final
Topping the pool round with straight wins, Sydney Uni have advanced to the Australian Open Club Championships final direct while the remaining teams battle for their spots. Showing how close
Australian Open Club Championships placings after Day Two
The race is on as the Group rounds start to settle after a round of close matches amongst the top teams in Men’s and Women’s. Following two days of pool
Club championships return to Gold Coast
The 2022 Australia and Oceania Handball Club Championships are set to begin on 30 June, in Gold Coast. Nine men’s and five women’s clubs, from Australia and abroad, are vying
Seeking nominations for Australian-based Junior Men’s Handball Team Manager
Expressions of interest (EOI) nominations are invited from suitably qualified people for the volunteer (unpaid) role of National manager – Junior Men’s Team.
Sweden’s most successful coach, Bengt Johansson has passed away
Bengt Johansson, the coach who built Sweden’s most successful handball team, passed away on Sunday after a period of illness. As a player, Johansson won four Swedish league titles and
Beach Handball Nationals return to Coolangatta
Beach handball is set to return to the sand at Coolangatta on Queensland’s Gold Coast this week, as the Beach Handball Nationals Australia take place from Thursday 21 April to
A tumultuous tournament comes to an end for the Australian men
After a tumultuous tournament with Covid-19 affecting the squad’s preparation and forcing forfeits for most of the placement round games, the Australian men’s team were able to regroup and field
Australia forfeits second championship game
The Australian men’s team forfeited their second consecutive game today, at the Asian Men’s Championship, due to a high number of players forced into quarantine after returning positive Covid-19 tests.
Covid-19 cases force Australia to forfeit match against Oman
The Australian men’s team has had to forfeit their first match of the placement round against Oman today. Several players have returned positive Covid-19 tests over the past week, forcing
Australia clinches a last-minute win over India
Australia celebrated their first win of the tournament today, clinching a 27:26 victory over India in the last minute of the game, in day three of the 2022 Asian Men’s
Another defeat for the Aussies; player woes continue
The Australian men’s team conceded their second consecutive championship loss today, going down to Saudi Arabia 30:13, 16:7 at the break, in Dammam. It was another great defensive start to
A tough start for Australia
Australia had a tough introduction to the 2022 Asian Men’s Championship, going down to Iran 32:10 in the first ever encounter between the teams, tonight in Qatif, Saudi Arabia. The
Seeking nominations for Australian Junior Women’s Australian-based Coach and Manager
Expressions of interest (EOI) nominations are invited from suitably qualified people for the volunteer (unpaid) roles of:National team coach – Junior WomenNational team manager – Junior Women. EOIs are to
Seeking nominations for Australian Women’s Beach Handball Australian-based Manager
Expressions of interest (EOI) nominations are invited from suitably qualified people for the volunteer (unpaid) role. EOIs are to be forwarded to Handball Australia via email, addressed to the Secretary
Australia defeated by United Arab Emirates in training game
The Australian men’s team went down to United Arab Emirates, 20:34, in a training match overnight in Maleha. The Aussies had a slow start to the match and struggled in-front
Australia will now face Bahrain, Japan withdraw from Asian Championship
The Australian men’s handball team will now face Bahrain in their first friendly international, on 12 January in Dubai, to accommodate for changes in training schedules leading up to the
Australia will meet UAE for two training matches
The Australian men’s handball team will meet United Arab Emirates for two training matches, next week in Dubai, in preparation for the 2022 Asian Men’s Handball Championship. The training matches,
