title: 2012 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy
text: # 2012 Oceania Women's Handball Challenge Trophy
  
  The 2012 Women's Oceania Handball Challenge Trophy was held in Apia, Samoa between October 1 and 6, 2012.
  
  The competition participants were defending champions Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Cook Islands and hosts Samoa.
  
  The winners were Australia, going through undefeated. Second was New Zealand then Vanuatu, Cook Islands and Samoa.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Group stage
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 42 | +71 | 8 |
  | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 61 | +33 | 6 |
  | Vanuatu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 76 | +11 | 4 |
  | Cook Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 101 | −43 | 2 |
  | Samoa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 101 | −72 | 0 |
  | 1 October 2012 | Australia | 26 – 11 | Vanuatu | Apia, Samoa |
  | Samoa | 6 – 12 | Cook Islands | Apia, Samoa |
  | 2 October 2012 | Australia | 34 – 6 | Samoa | Apia, Samoa |
  | New Zealand | 23 – 19 | Vanuatu | Apia, Samoa |
  | 3 October 2012 | New Zealand | 28 – 14 | Cook Islands | Apia, Samoa |
  | Samoa | 25 – 7 | Vanuatu | Apia, Samoa |
  | 4 October 2012 | New Zealand | 30 – 10 | Samoa | Apia, Samoa |
  | Cook Islands | 12 – 35 | Australia | Apia, Samoa |
  | 5 October 2012 | Cook Islands | 20 – 32 | Vanuatu | Apia, Samoa |
  | New Zealand | 13 – 18 | Australia | Apia, Samoa |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 6 October 2012 | Australia | 22 – 15 | New Zealand | Apia, Samoa |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Rankings
  
  Classification :
  
  | | Australia |
  | - | - |
  | | New Zealand |
  | | Vanuatu |
  | 4 | Cook Islands |
  | 5 | Samoa |
  