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Women's sevens squad trialling for Oceania
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Twelve dedicated local based players have been hard at training and this week the ladies have been working their way through a series of fitness tests under national women’s rugby coach Vaivase Samania. The team will prepare for the Oceania Women’s Sevens Championships to be hosted by Fiji on August 3 and 4. The event, […]
2 sprinters on track
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands sprinters Patricia Taea and Patrick Tuara are in Australia for the Oceania Athletics Championships – their final preparation event before the London Olympics starting on July 27. The Rarotonga based sprinters are joined at the championships by young up and coming sprinter Alex Beddoes who is based in New Zealand for school. Tuara […]
Ngakau Toa lead mixed crews
Wednesday 27 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Ngakau Toa Vaka are currently leading the points in the local oe vaka mixed V6 competition but it’s still early days so Te Tupu O Te Manava and the Live Free club have plenty of time to show their true colours. Currently oe vaka races are being run on Wednesday afternoons over 6km and Saturdays […]
Ramping up for kite comp
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The international kitesurfing competition is on tomorrow. Organisers have been reluctant to pin down a date but the way the wind forecast is shaping up, Wednesday is looking like the launch. This week riders have been building a ramp out of wood and plastic piping, designed by race director and head judge Stephan Hertig of […]
Sevens hopefuls called to training
Tuesday 26 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Local club rugby players who feel they have what it takes to represent the country in rugby sevens are invited to training this Wednesday. Rarotonga based assistant coach Vaivase Samania is calling all players to training at the BCI Stadium in Nikao this Wednesday starting at 5.30pm. The training and trials is open to anyone […]
Wins for Panthers, Cowboys, Eels
Monday 25 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The Tupapa Panthers, Arorangi Cowboys and Avatiu Eels senior A rugby teams registered wins in the first round of the 2012 rugby union season at the weekend. At Victoria the game of the week between the Panthers and Takuvaine Reds was a frantic match marred by handling errors by both sides. The Panthers won the […]
Kiters gear up for comp
Monday 25 June 2012 | Published in Regional
It’s time for the Cook Islands Kitesurfing Competition. Professional riders from the Kite Asia Tour, local competitors and big-time circuit judges leave this weekend for Aitutaki, where they will stay for the duration of next week. Last year’s local champion Pauro Arnold is joining them. Kiters are this weekend praying to the wind gods, and […]
Come and play football today!
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The first week of Come and Play Football saw a huge crowd of children accompanied by their parents to the CIFA complex for fun football and small sided games. Laughter and excitement echoed across the two pitches while children shared amongst themselves what they have learned from their sessions. Over the five years that Come […]
Club rugby action on today
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Titikaveka, Arorangi and Tupapa are the places to catch all the rugby action today as the 2012 rugby union season kicks into gear. The season officially kicked off on Friday afternoon when the Titikaveka Bulls hosted the Avatiu Eels in the under 16 grade clash at Titikaveka field. Remaining games between these two clubs will […]
Palm Grove tournament a close contest
Saturday 23 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Following close results in the second round of the Palm Grove tournament at Rarotonga Golf Club, the final round promised to be a nail-biter. There were playoffs and count-backs in many of the divisions last Saturday. Some of these playoffs and count-backs featured players who were not among the leaders after two rounds so it […]
Bulls and Eels kick off rugby season
Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The Titikaveka Bulls and Avatiu Eels under 16 grades will kick off the 2012 rugby union season with their clash at the Titikaveka field today. This game is being played today out of respect for the Seventh Day Adventists players in the Titikaveka Bulls team. The team will play all their games this afternoon and […]
Matenga a sports legend
Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands netballer Margaret Matenga has this week been inducted into the Sports Legends of Wellington. Matenga was one of three legends announced this week to celebrate the achievements of the very best of Wellington sportspeople. Matenga was part of the legendary 1987 New Zealand Silver Fern side that won the Netball World Cup, a […]
Olympic team confirmed
Friday 22 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands will send a team of eight athletes to the London Olympics next month. The team was named and confirmed at the Olympic Fun Run last night where sports supporters rallied at the Punanga Nui Markets to support Team Cook Islands athletes. National sailor Helema Williams, weightlifter Luisa Peters and slalom canoeist Josh […]
Takuvaine Reds on fire!
Thursday 21 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Leah Tumutoa of the Takuvaine premier netball team flies through the air as she drives the ball towards her team’s goal. The team faced Arorangi on Friday night at the TSA and after a close battle at the start – Takuvaine lifted the tempo of the game to comfortably win the game 63-43 and not […]
Fun run this afternoon
Thursday 21 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Show your support for Team Cook Islands and the Olympic sports in the Cook Islands by joining this afternoon’s ‘Olympic Fun Run’ starting at the Punanga Nui market at 5pm. Today’s event is for the community at large and groups of supporters from the codes confirmed to represent the country at the London Olympics are […]
Xtreme grads take a break
Thursday 21 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Some people would call them ”crazies“ or even ”freaks“! We’re talking about the very brave few who have thus far taken on the Xtreme Fitness Challenge, having just completed its fifth intake. What is it that makes people, who on the outside seem like perfectly normal and sane people, punish their bodies day in and […]
Gear up for golden oldies rugby
Wednesday 20 June 2012 | Published in Regional
The golden oldies rugby kicks off this Friday at the Nikao field to coincide with the start of the 2012 rugby union season. Any person over 35 can join and play according to the golden oldies rules. One of those rules is you cannot run more than 20 metres without passing the ball and players […]
Club rugby kicks off this week
Wednesday 20 June 2012 | Published in Regional
A full on season of club rugby, age grade rugby and special ‘rugby celebration’ events is in store for local rugby fans starting this Friday and Saturday. The 2012 season will kick off on Friday and run for 10 rounds before crunch time in early September when the semi and finals are scheduled. The first […]
Tennis goes into schools
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Nikao Maori Primary School students flocked to the tennis centre in Nikao yesterday to play some fun tennis in the sun. The kids are the first lot of students to go through the ANZ tennis in schools programme being run by Tennis Cook Islands national coach Malcolm Kajer assisted by ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme coordinator […]
Fingers crossed
Tuesday 19 June 2012 | Published in Regional
Two and possibly three more Cook Islands athletes will join Team Cook Islands to the London Olympics. Weightlifter Luisa Peters and sailor Helema Williams appear to have received confirmation from their national federations that they have received wild card entries to the games. However, Siniva Marsters of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee […]
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