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Hat trick for Tisam family
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
The Tisam family can brag with three brothers training in the national mens soccer team that will be heading to the Pacific Games in New Caledonia this August. Tisam brothers Anoanga, Tuka and Nathan moved with their parents, Jonah and Violet Tisam from Papua New Guinea to Rarotonga almost 20 years ago and immediately started […]
Tahitians polish rugby skills
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Catching the Te Maeve Nui festivities is a bonus for the visiting Tahitian rugby team, pictured. The group of 30 is on the island to improve their rugby skills by playing local sides. Members of the under 16 and under 19 Tahitian team are also keen to be a part of this weeks Te Maeva […]
Juniors to compete in champs
Wednesday 3 August 2011 | Published in Regional
Eight junior tennis players are polishing up their game ahead of the Pacific Oceania Junior Championships in Fiji from August 8 to the 19th. The team will depart for Fiji this Thursday accompanied by coach Malcolm Kajer and team manager Marcel Tua. The elite junior players have been working hard on their skills at the […]
Tennis players improve their skills
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Regional
More polished games are being seen at the Nikao Tennis Centre courts as 8 business house teams battle it out in week 3 of the 7 round competition. Teams taking to the courts every Wednesday and Thursday for the tournament include Team Vaima, BTIB, CI Tourism, High Comms, Raina Trading, DMD, Marae Ora and Turama […]
Road race on Wednesday
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Regional
With the annual Round Rarotonga Road Race to be held on Saturday September 24 this year, Athletics Cook Islands has begun its road race build-up to the main event. This week will see the second race in the series and as Thursday is a public holiday, the race will be held on Wednesday evening. The […]
Action-packed week of rugby
Tuesday 2 August 2011 | Published in Regional
A big week of rugby is in store for supporters starting today with an under 17 match between the Avatiu Eels and visiting team from Faaa in Tahiti. This game will kick off at 4.30pm at the Swamp. On Constitution Day, August 4, the first day of the CITC Constitution Sevens tournament will be played. […]
Dragons roast the Eels
Monday 1 August 2011 | Published in Regional
A consistent and disciplined Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons senior A rugby team taught the Eels a thing or two about rugby at the Swamp on Saturday as the visitors ground out a 15-5 win over their hosts. The win not only established the Dragons as the clear leader of the 2011 tournament so far but it has […]
$25k bid for a day with Tua
Monday 1 August 2011 | Published in Regional
WELLINGTON, July 30 – Bidding for a day with heavyweight boxer David Tua reached $25,000 today. Tua is offering to help around the home for a day in aid of research into breast cancer, a disease his mother successfully battled. A bidder, named parodi, bid $25,000 today on the internet auction site TradeMe. The previous […]
Showdown at the Swamp
Saturday 30 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Avatiu Swamp will be the scene of what should be one of the toughest games of rugby this season between top of the table teams the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons and the Avatiu Eels. Any opponent heading to the swamp to face the Eels knows that the team is at its slipperiest on home ground and […]
All on for the last day of racing
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Excitement has been at an all time high on Aitutaki Lagoon as sailors battle in the Oceania Singlehanded Championships. Sailors are taking part from New Zealand, Papua New Guinea as well as sailors selected from Aitutaki Sailing Club, Rarotonga Sailing Club and Manihiki Sailing Clubs to make up Team Cook Islands. After the official opening […]
CI to take on Waitakere
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Regional
A Cook Islands Football selection side will play host to champion team Waitakere United on Saturday, August 20 at the Cook Islands Football complex in Matavera. It will be a battle of David and Goliath in one corner will be New Zealands semi-professional side Waitakere United and in the other corner they will challenge a […]
Top dogs to scrap this weekend
Friday 29 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons have soared to the top of the rugby union points table after some strong performances by the country team. The Dragons are only one point ahead of the Avatiu Eels, with 26 points to the Eels 25 and this weekends main match of the week between the two clubs is going to […]
Islands battle in fight night
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Tupapa Youth Centre is the place to be tonight for the battle of the islands fight night. The tournament will include boxers from clubs on Rarotonga as well as boxers from the outer islands here for the Te Maeva Nui celebrations. The fight night is being hosted by the Cook Islands Amateur Boxing Association […]
K1 kayaks inspire Olympic hopes
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The arrival of 2 K1 kayaks on Rarotonga this month is inspiring future Olympic glory among young Cook Islands paddlers. Single person K1 kayaking is an Olympic sport and one that junior oe vaka development officer Teina Taulu hopes will be competed in by Cook Islands athletes at the 2016 Rio Olympics.Using funding from the […]
Mens squad out of games
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The mens rugby sevens squad will no longer be part of Team Cook Islands preparing for the Pacific Games in New Caledonia. Cook Islands Rugby Union withdrew its mens team from the competition after the union found out that the Pacific Games competition would no longer serve as a qualifier for the 2012 International Rugby […]
Football coaching course kicks off
Wednesday 27 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands Footballs technical department is currently holding a five-day junior and youth football coaching course with participants from the seven clubs here on Rarotonga. The participating clubs are the Matavera FC, Tupapa Maraerenga FC, Takuvaine FC, Avatiu FC, Nikao Sokattak FC, Arorangi FC and Titikaveka FC. Twenty one participants have confirmed their attendance to […]
Teams stage weekend battle royales
Wednesday 27 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Rarotonga club rugby season heads into week seven this coming weekend and teams are now starting to feel the pressure as the business end of the season draws near. At the weekend some great battles were seen, especially at the main match of the week between the Avatiu Eels and bitter rivals the Arorangi […]
No Pacific Games for wonderful triathletes
Tuesday 26 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The national sports body is defending its decision to bar two top triathletes from representing the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games. CISNOC has copped flak from the Cook Islands Triathlon Association after deciding two athletes do not meet the eligibility criteria for the games. The national body says Team Cook Islands, who will represent […]
Eels stage comeback to win
Tuesday 26 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The weekends CITC main match of the week was a classic game of two halves between long time rivals the Avatiu Eels and hosts the Arorangi Cowboys, where the Eels launched a comeback in the second half to strangle the Bears 29-25. The Cowboys were the sharper and hungrier looking of the two teams and […]
Eels and Cowboys face off
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Rugby supporters can expect a crunching CITC main match as old rivals the Arorangi Cowboys and Avatiu Eels face off at Raemaru Park today. Both sides will be smarting from the surprise loss they both suffered at the weekend to lower-ranked squads, who outsmarted and outplayed them. The Cowboys suffered a slim 30-28 loss at […]
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