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Chris McGeown farewelled in style
Saturday 4 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Cricket paid tribute to staunch cricket supporter and departing Edgewater Resort and Spa CEO Chris McGeown on Wednesday afternoon with a surprise benefit match. Sixteen of McGeown’s friends secretly assembled to surprise him with a fun eight-a-side match with a twist – as the Wale boys from Pukapuka substituted the English bats with […]
PB not enough
Friday 3 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands swimmer Tepaia Payne’s Olympic campaign lasted a little over 25 seconds as the swimmer was knocked out in the heats of the 50 metres freestyle yesterday. Posting a time of 25.26 seconds, Payne finished in a tie for 41st in the field of 60 at London’s Aquatics Centre. The Cook Islands swimmer could […]
Helema drops, Brown swims
Thursday 2 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands sailor Helema Williams has returned to the bottom of the women’s Laser Radial regatta despite a good finish in one of the six races completed so far. Williams was 16th after the first three marks in the second race of day three, the sixth race overall. But a change in wind direction, however, […]
Intensive rugby
Thursday 2 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Proper tackling techniques and loads of fun were all part of the two-day kids rugby programme which comes to an end with a Rippa rugby tournament this coming Saturday. IRB trainer Chad Tuoro is back on the island and helping out with rugby grassroots development. More than 100 boys and girls gathered at Tupapa field […]
Eight teams in Constitution 7s
Wednesday 1 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Club rugby will take a break this weekend as players strap on their boots for the annual Constitution Sevens tournament kicking off on Thursday and culminating in the finals on Friday. Eight teams have registered for this year’s tournament and they will be play in two pools of four teams. Each team will play three […]
Finding her feet
Wednesday 1 August 2012 | Published in Regional
In the tough conditions of the London 2012 sailing venue of Weymouth Bay, Helema Williams is beginning to find her Olympian sailing feet, even if her results so far in the singlehanded Laser Radial have yet to meet her ambitions. The 20-year-old from Manihiki is not quite in a team of one at the Portland-based […]
Constitutional effort
Wednesday 1 August 2012 | Published in Regional
Golden oldies rugby players celebrated the start of Te Maeva Nui with a rugby game at Avatiu on Friday. Despite the festive mood of the game, Taiki’s team had its work cut out by Bishop’s team stacked with ex-national players in the guise of Stephen of the Araura Hammerheads, Teariki Matenga and Rob Matapo of […]
Tepaia competes tonight
Wednesday 1 August 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands’ third athlete of the 2012 London Olympics gets his campaign underway tonight. Tepaia Payne will race in the fourth heat of the 50 metres freestyle, which begins tonight at 11pm (Wednesday CIT). Intense training sessions were on the menu for both him and fellow swimmer Celeste Brown as they eyed their respective […]
CISNOC meeting off
Tuesday 31 July 2012 | Published in Regional
The organiser of a special general meeting that was due to take place tonight is not disappointed after it was cancelled at the 11th hour. A third consecutive deferment of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) saw former Mauke sports association representative Hugh Graham serve notice to CISNOC about a special general […]
Ella finishes 18th in slalom
Tuesday 31 July 2012 | Published in Regional
Slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas (pictured) waits at the start line of the Olympic Women’s K1 event at the Lee Valley White Water Centre, where she finished in 18th position early yesterday. 12073049
Sevens side off to Oceania champs
Tuesday 31 July 2012 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga based women’s rugby sevens players and management are on their way to New Zealand to meet with the rest of the squad ahead of the Oceania Women’s Championships in Fiji on August 3 and 4. The local team assembles at the Manukau Rovers Rugby Club in New Zealand this morning and will join the […]
Cooks canoeing hope eliminated
Tuesday 31 July 2012 | Published in Regional
Slalom canoeist Ella Nicholas’ Olympic campaign is over after two brave runs saw her narrowly miss out on a place in the K1 semifinals set for Thursday. With the top 15 slalom canoeists advancing to Thursday’s finals day, Nicholas came up short. With the 15th fastest time in the opening heat followed by the 16th […]
Dragons burn Cowboys
Monday 30 July 2012 | Published in Regional
A surprise win, a tight battle and a drubbing were the results of the weekend’s club rugby union games. At the BCI Stadium – the lowly ranked Takuvaine Reds sprung a surprise when they beat second ranked Panthers 28-11. Reds locks Patrick Ngarua and Teroi Mareko led the way for their team’s win. Panthers captain […]
Youth prevail
Monday 30 July 2012 | Published in Regional
In the Golden Oldies rugby game played at Nikao on Friday July 20 it was a clash of the young and older captains in Iona Taiki and Tom Wills respectively. Within two minutes Taiki’s team scored two tries through some quick moves by Mac Mokoroa and speedsters Mike and Ake. Slow and steady, Papa Tom […]
Big week of rugby
Monday 30 July 2012 | Published in Regional
This will be an ultra busy week at all levels of the rugby pyramid as Cook Islands Rugby Union look to establish annual competition pathways with emphasis on outer islands inclusion. Former New Zealand sevens player Chad Tuoro will be in Rarotonga for the whole week to assist with the under 13 three-day school holiday […]
Dragons out for revenge today
Saturday 28 July 2012 | Published in Regional
The Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons senior A rugby team currently lead the competition by 19 points and will face the ferocious Arorangi Cowboys in today’s main match of the day. The Cowboys, along with the Eels and Panthers, are on 17 points and the last time the Dragons faced the Cowboys in the first match of the […]
School holiday Rippa
Saturday 28 July 2012 | Published in Regional
Children sick of sitting around the house during their holidays will have a chance to get active and learn some more rugby skills when the Cook Islands Rugby Union’s under-13 holiday programme starts next Monday. The holiday programme is part of a week-long celebration of rugby that aims to build, develop and strengthen the talent […]
Rookie in hectic race to start
Saturday 28 July 2012 | Published in Regional
It’s wholly appropriate Josh Utanga’s penchant in flatwater canoeing is the sprint events, where the flurry of blades and churning water pushes paddlers along the course in a matter of seconds. Utanga has been in a K1 for just a couple of years and just weeks ago his race against time to make the Cook […]
Sevens win to Avatiu
Saturday 28 July 2012 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka Bulls came close to an upset only to be defeated by Avatiu 15-7 in the final of the CITC Rarotonga Sevens tournament, a precursor to the Constitution Sevens on Monday. After outrunning the Tupapa Panthers 19-17 in their semi-final, the Bulls took a slim lead into half-time before two Eels tries ensured there […]
Olympic slalom kayaker and her support crew in London
Saturday 28 July 2012 | Published in Regional
The London Olympics were on everyone’s lips yesterday as the opening ceremony marked the start of the 2012 Olympiad. Cook Islands slalom kayaker Ella Nicholas is counting down the minutes to her first Olympic race. Here she is pictured with her mum and team leader Sue Clarke, Chef de Mission George George and her dad […]
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