Regional
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 […]
NZ duties and training for 2
Saturday 23 July 2011 | Published in Regional
High performance netball umpire Punanga Kaveao is on her way to Hamilton this weekend to umpire at the New Zealand under 17 schools championships. Kaveao will be joined by local umpire assessor and Netball Cook Islands development manager Jannette Browne. Kaveao will umpire up to 2 netball games a day over the 4 days of […]
Squad for premier event named
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands national football mens team coach Maurice Tillotson has announced the names of 18 players who will represent the Cook Islands at the Pacific Games football tournament. The tournament will take place from August 27 to September 10 in New Caledonia. The squad has a strong home-based representation with 12 local players named. The […]
Plenty of laughs had in The Fletch
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Fletcher Memorial Golf Tournament, played last Saturday at the Rarotonga Golf Club, proved that while golf can be a challenge it can still be a fun game to play. All the teams of four who played in the competition, which is also known as The Fletch, remarked on the amount of fun they had […]
Cowboys lasso the Panthers
Friday 22 July 2011 | Published in Regional
In the 4th challenge of the Under 16 Powerade Trophy the Arorangi Cowboys proved too strong for the Panthers to win the midweek match on Wednesday 43-12. A pleasing aspect of the game was some of the running rugby on display and the great tries scored throughout the match especially in the 2nd half when […]
Titans emerge undefeated
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The ANZ junior cricket season got off to a cracking start on Tuesday when the islands top junior women cricketers gathered at Titikaveka College for the inter-college girls cricket tournament. The 5 teams from 3 schools that contested the tournament were the Titikaveka Titans, Titikaveka Remix, Tereora Eels, Tereora Panthers and the Papaaroa Aces. After […]
Ripping up the field in rippa rugby
Thursday 21 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga primary school students are still buzzing over the fantastic rippa rugby tournament on Tuesday sponsored by Cook Islands News. Cook Islands Rugby Union chief executive officer Ben Koteka was impressed with the organisation of the tournament by hosts Arorangi Primary School under the guidance of Billy Foster and the level of skills displayed by […]
Teams all rigged out for racing
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Strong breezes at Muri have been ideal for teams racing training on the lagoon ahead of the main race starting on Thursday. Five sailing teams will battle it out for the South Pacific Teams Racing Champs trophy. The invitation event has teams from South Australia, the North and South Islands of New Zealand, Rarotonga and […]
11 tackle mid-winter boiler swim
Tuesday 19 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Eleven enthusiastic swimmers, both local and visiting, took on the mid-winter swim on Friday organised by the Cook Islands Aquatics Federation. By local standards the water was a tad cool but no real complaints were heard from the hearty swimmers who eagerly took on the 750m boiler swim challenge. Top female triathlete Kelly Pick was […]
Junior tournament begins
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Rarotonga secondary school students will put the cricket skills theyve learned to the test in the ANZ inter-college tournament starting today at Titikaveka College. The tournament, the second to be run, marks the start of the ANZ junior cricket season for boys and girls that runs through to January and will feature some of the […]
CI News sponsors rippa rugby
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Well over 600 kids will rip into action tomorrow at the one-day Cook Islands News Rarotonga Primary Schools rippa rugby tournament. The national daily newspaper has jumped on board with a sponsorship of $2700 for the annual event which will be used for the running of the tournament, continued development of rippa rugby on Rarotonga […]
Disputes tribunal set up for Games
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Pacific Games Council has created a disputes tribunal to handle protest or legal issues that may occur during the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia next month. According to the councils website, the group has six members with New Zealands Tim Castle named as its chairman. Other members include PGC secretary general David Boyd […]
Dragons scorch the Cowboys
Monday 18 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The weekends final games in round one of the rugby union season threw up surprise upset wins where the underdog teams in the senior A division rose up and beat their opponents. At Titikaveka, the Takuvaine Reds senior A team pulled out all the stops to edge out the Bulls 29-27 and at the Avatiu […]
Womens squad selected
Saturday 16 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national womens soccer squad has been selected to take part in the Pacific Games in New Caledonia from August 27 to September 10. Around 19 players have been given the opportunity to prove their significance to represent their country at the games. Twelve of the players are based here in Rarotonga, while […]
Crucial match to test Dragons
Saturday 16 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Arorangi Cowboys, currently sitting in 2nd place on the senior A rugby grade points table, will take on 3rd placed team the Ngatangiia-Matavera Dragons in todays CITC main match of the week showdown. Just one point separates these two teams on the table with the Cowboys sitting on 17 points and the Dragons on […]
Lomu impressed with kids rugby skills
Friday 15 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Star struck Rarotonga children fell over themselves to show off their rugby skills to All Blacks legend and Rugby World Cup ambassador Jonah Lomu at a special coaching clinic at the Tupapa field yesterday. Lomu only spent one day on Rarotonga as part of a 75 strong delegation travelling the Pacific to promote the Rugby […]
Teeth gritted and balls smashed
Thursday 14 July 2011 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands junior tennis players have been hitting the courts almost daily for training and organised competitions. Recently the junior tennis players took to the courts in two age groups, under 12 and under 18, to compete for top honours and rankings. There were some very competitive matches played during the one day ranking […]
McCullys schedule jam-packed
Wednesday 13 July 2011 | Published in Regional
New Zealand foreign minister Murray McCully and his delegation of 75 journalists, rugby players, members of Parliament and businesspeople arrive this evening. Their New Zealand Defence Force 757 touches down on the Rarotonga tarmac at 8.20pm. The delegation has a busy day tomorrow. Rugby hall of famer Jonah Lomu, Rugby World Cup chief executive Martin […]
Football referee trio eye selection
Wednesday 13 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Soccer referees Tupou Patia, Terry Piri and Melanie Wilson will be attending the FIFA Elite Referees course in Auckland, New Zealand from July 14 to 17. Patia, Piri and Wilson will attend the four day course to be followed by practical sessions where they will be observed and assessed with a view of identifying potential […]
Siblings happy with cup races
Wednesday 13 July 2011 | Published in Regional
Cook Islands siblings and canoe slalom athletes Ella and Bryden Nicholas arrived back in Dunedin yesterday after their 3 week race tour in Europe. The aim of the trip north was to compete in two out of four of the world cup races and to continue their steady build up towards the world championships (an […]
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