New Zealand national beach handball team

New Zealand

Information
Association| New Zealand Handball Federation
Coach| Tim Rayner
Captain| James Cochrane
Most caps| Thomas Roxburgh (69)
Ranking| #1
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Results
World Games
Appearances| 1 (First in 2022)
Best result| 7th (2022)
World Championship
Appearances| 2 (First in 2018)
Best result| 14th (2022)
Last updated on Unknown.

The New Zealand Men's Beach Handball team is the national team of New Zealand. It takes part in international beach handball competitions.[1]

In 2016 New Zealand Men's Beach Handball team won their first international game against Australia in a shootout at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia. They went on to lose Game 2 and miss qualification for the World Champs.

In 2018, New Zealand received a wild card entry to the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships in Kazan, Russia. They finished 16th in their first outing, taking Vietnam to penalties and having narrow losses to USA, Australia and Argentina.

At the 2022 Oceania Qualification tournament held at Coolangatta, Gold Coast, Australia, New Zealand beat Australia in Game 1, lost to Australia in Game 2 and beat Australia in a Game 3 shootout to win entry to the 2022 Beach Handball World Championships in June in Crete, Greece and the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA in July.

## International results[edit]

### World Championships[edit]

Year  | Results

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2004 | Did not participate
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016 | Did not even try
2018 | 2nd place
2022 | 1st place
Total | 2/9

### Oceania Championship[edit]

Year  | Results

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2013  | 2nd place
2016 | 2nd place
2018  | 2nd place
2019  | 2nd place
2022  | 1st place
Total | 5/5

### World Games[edit]

Year  | Results

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2001 | Did not participate
2005
2009
2013
2017 | Did not qualify
2022 | 7th place
Total  | 1/6

## Current Team[edit]

The current team for the 2022 Beach Handball World Championship. [2]

Number  | Player  | Region  | Position

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3  | James Cochrane  | Wellington  | Specialist / Centre
5  | Gus Hamilton  | Otago  | Specialist / Wing
12  | Olly Donaldson  | Otago  | Pivot
17  | Peter Ellis  | Canterbury  | Defence
19  | Phil Ellis  | Canterbury  | Specialist / Wing
20  | Paul Ireland  | Wellington  | Wing
26  | Thomas Roxburgh  | Wellington  | Goal Keeper
27  | Cameron Ross  | Wellington  | Defence
34  | Alex Brown  | Canterbury  | Goal Keeper
61  | Max Brookes  | Wellington  | Defence / Wing

## World Championships[edit]

### 2018 World Championship[edit]

The 2018 World Championship was hosted in Kazan, Russia. It was New Zealand's first world championship appearance after receiving a wild card entry to the tournament. The team finished 16th after group stage losses to Hungary, Spain and a penalty shoot-out loss to Vietnam, followed by losses to The United States of America, Australia, Argentina, Qatar, Vietnam and Uruguay.

#### Results[edit]

##### Group stage[edit]

24 July 2018
11:30  | Hungary | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)

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(19–12, 24–12)
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24 July 2018
16:30  | New Zealand | 0–2  |  Spain | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)

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(10–24, 12–22)
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25 July 2018
09:30  | Vietnam | 2–1  |  New Zealand | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Dávid Palkovits, Gabor Szilvási (HUN)

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(18–14, 16–17, 6–5)
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##### Consolation round[edit]

26 July 2018
09:00  | New Zealand | 0–2  |  United States | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Michail Mertinian, Evangelos Syrepisios (GRE)

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(18–20, 16–20)
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26 July 2018
14:00  | Australia | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Cao Hongjun, Xu Jian (CHN)

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(17–16, 22–18)
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27 July 2018
09:00  | Argentina | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)

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(20–17, 19–18)
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##### Placement Round[edit]

28 July 2018
09:00  | Qatar | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Ana Carina Barbosa, Nadia Machado (POR)

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(20–16, 20–8)
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28 July 2018
14:10  | New Zealand | 0–2  |  Vietnam | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Pablo Martínez, Luiz Monico (URU)

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(14–16, 8–15)
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29 July 2018
09:00  | New Zealand | 0–2  |  Uruguay | Beach Sports Complex, Kazan
Referees: Wanderson Oliveira, Fabiano Carvalho (BRA)

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(18–21, 20–23)
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### 2022 World Championship[edit]

The 2022 World Championship was hosted in Crete, Greece. It was New Zealand's second appearance in a world championship, the first time the nation qualified through the Oceania Beach Handball Championships. The team finished 14th having recorded their first world championship wins against Puerto Rico and Egypt.

#### Results[edit]

##### Group stage[edit]

21 June 2022
09:50  | Portugal | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Court 3
Referees: Mohamed Ben Salah (TUN), Mohamed Drissi (TUN)

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(32–20, 25–16)
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21 June 2022
15:50  | New Zealand | 0–2  |  Brazil | Court 3
Referees: Luciano Cardone (ITA), Sebatiano Manuele (ITA)

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(16–26, 16–26)
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22 June 2022
15:50  | Qatar | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Court 3
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)

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(30–14, 28–10)
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##### Consolation round[edit]

23 June 2022
09:00  | Ecuador | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Court 3
Referees: Sydiney Dos Santos (BRA), Flavio Asis (BRA)

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(19–14, 25–24)
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23 June 2022
15:30  | New Zealand | 2–0  |  Puerto Rico | Court 2
Referees: Khalid Al-Hail (QAT), Ali Al-Yafei (QAT)

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(22–20, 22–20)
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24 June 2022
09:30  | Egypt | 2–0  |  New Zealand | Court 3
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)

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(25–18, 12–10)
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##### Placement Round[edit]

25 June 2022
10:40  | United States | 2–1  |  New Zealand | Court 3
Referees: Pedro Ortega (VEN), Miguel Aular (VEN)

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(26–20, 23–24, 5–4)
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25 June 2022
17:30  | New Zealand | 2–1  |  Egypt | Court 3
Referees: Mathieu Fanack (FRA), Cédric Daré (FRA)

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(12–23, 23–20, 7–4)
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26 June 2022
11:10  | Ecuador | 2–1  |  New Zealand | Court 3
Referees: Sylwia Bartkowiak (POL), Weronika Łakomy (POL)

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(22–14, 22–24, 8–2)
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## Oceania Championships[edit]

Oceania Beach Handball Championships

Year  | Host  | Match  | Home  | Result  | Away
2022  |  Coolangatta  | Game 1  |  Australia  | 1:2

[18:20, 22:14, 6:7]

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Game 2  |  Australia  | 2:0

[20:8, 16:10]

|  New Zealand
Game 3  |  Australia  | 1:2

[14:15, 16:10, 8:9]

|  New Zealand

## References[edit]

1. ^ 2018 World Championship roster
2. ^ 2022 World Championship Roster

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