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Slow start for bowls
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The lawn bowls men’s pairs, women’s pairs and women’s triples team got their competition off to a slow start on Monday at the Jawaharlal stadium. But they are not fazed by their close losses on day one as the three teams have up to nine games to play yet in their divisions. Ladies pairs Mou […]
Netters prepare for NZ clash
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national netball team will face New Zealand’s Silver Ferns first up today in what has been described as a mountainous challenge for the local girls. But the team has put in the hard yards and are looking forward to the challenge. Team captain Ritua Aliivaa says she is ‘pretty excited’ about leading […]
Tikipunga side here
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Tikipunga Football Club from up north in Whangarei, New Zealand arrived on Sunday night and is here for one week to play soccer matches and a holiday. While here in Raro they will play three matches. They played their first match yesterday at CIFA Complex vs. Under 16 Academy Boys. On Thursday at Matavera […]
Masters athletes prepare for CI champs
Tuesday 5 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The master’s athletes will continue with their regular track and field meetings at the BCI Stadium tomorrow afternoon from 5pm. After all the road racing and the Round Raro Road Race finished and with the Cook Islands masters champs at the end of the month (October23-26) its time the masters got back to the track […]
Team Cook Islands amid the culture and colour of Delhi's Commonwealth Games
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
India’s cultures and colours were on full display on Sunday night for the spectacular Delhi Commonwealth Games opening ceremony. Not only did the show go without a hitch – it kept an audience of 60,000 plus about 4000 athletes and officials enthralled. Team Cook Islands began preparing for the 7pm show at 3pm arriving by […]
Tupapa maintain lead
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Tupapa maintain their lead in the Lotto Premier Men’s Round Cup Competition after knocking over Titikaveka 6-1 on Saturday in wet and windy conditions. However, the club wasn’t as fortunate with their women’s team which lost to Titikaveka 2-1 The full soccer results for last weekend’s matches: Under 17 Boys played last week Wednesday: Tupapa […]
Cooks progress to semis
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national women’s soccer team has progressed to the semifinal stage of the Oceania Football Confederation Women’s tournament after defeating Vanuatu 2-0. The Cooks dominated the game but found it difficult to score until the 83rd minute when Dayna Napa latched on to a through ball and went around the Vanuatu goalkeeper and […]
Cooks qualify
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national sevens rugby side have qualified for Wellington and Adelaide tournaments next year. This follows a credible showing at the 2010 Oceania Sevens Championships held in Darwin on October 1 and 2. On day one the Cooks beat Vanuatu 21-10 before losing to both Tonga (22-14) and Australia (19-7). On the second […]
Eels win first week of club sevens
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Eels emerged the stand-out winners of the club sevens opening shakedown on Saturday. In the first week of the CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens competition played at Avatiu Field, the Eels triumphed over the Dragons by 24-7 in the finals play-off. With the Eels leading at the halftime break by 12-nil, the Dragons stormed bad […]
Close encounters at corporate volleyball
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
There were a number of close games in the semifinals of the knockout rounds at the Vonnia’s Corporate mixed 6 on 6 volleyball league on Friday. The game between Vonnia’s Vikings and Airport Jetz was especially close with just one point the difference in the end with Vonnia’s winning 84-83. Another close encounter was between […]
Keg at harriers
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Hash House Harriers tonight will be a farewell to the Washbourn family. Venue opposite Wigmore Super Store in Vaimaanga. We may have a beer keg if weather permits and would hate to find the need to empty a keg due to low attendance at hash! – On On
Tikipunga club visiting
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Tikipunga Football Club from Whangarei, New Zealand, arrived in Rarotonga last night for one week to play soccer matches and take a holiday. The visitors will play three matches, two, which are scheduled for: Monday October 4 at CIFA Complex – Under 16 Academy Boys at 5.00pm. Thursday October 7 at Matavera School – […]
Pumped!
Monday 4 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Seventeen-year-old boxer Arama Jubilee (above) is still not fully aware of the magnitude of competing at the Commonwealth Games. He just wants to fight. He was only discovered as a boxer in late August some two and a half weeks before Team Cook Islands departed for India in late September. Jubilee was ‘discovered’ during the […]
Battle ready
Saturday 2 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Pool B in today’s CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens sees the Reds, Dragons and Bulls fight it out. The Reds sevens team will be coached by Travel Tou Jnr and they will look to the experienced Samoan duo of Silafi Tovio and Lua Tua for guidance – both players were involved in the recent CI sevens […]
NZ too strong
Saturday 2 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands women’s soccer side was defeated 10-0 by Oceania giants, and tournament favourites, New Zealand White Ferns in their second match at the OFC Women’s Nations Cup in Auckland. The match was played in windy and very wet conditions and New Zealand, who showed great tactical play, proved too strong for our girls. […]
7s side hopes to qualify
Saturday 2 October 2010 | Published in Regional
The Cook Islands national rugby sevens team, currently competing in the 2010 Oceania Sevens Tournament in Darwin, were hoping to beat Papua New Guinea last night to assure themselves of qualification for future international tournaments. On day one of the tournament on Friday (Thursday CI time) the Cooks defeated Vanuatu 21-10 but went down to […]
Big fields in 33rd week of running
Saturday 2 October 2010 | Published in Regional
After a week of running, local athletes can take a well earned rest and run their trainers through the washing machine. Eighty-eight runners took part in the Round Raro Road Race including about 28 local runners. Local girl Vanessa Palmer was the first woman home and American Greg Gustafson took out first place. The Round […]
Sokattak hosts Matavera
Friday 1 October 2010 | Published in Regional
It will be an intriguing match-up today between Sokattak and Matavera as Sokattak powers up their spirits after losing to Tupapa last weekend. Sokattak will not have forgotten that surprise result and will be out to take some revenge. The recent history of matches between these sides suggests Sokattak is likely to walk away with […]
Semis time at volleyball
Friday 1 October 2010 | Published in Regional
Things will become clearer in the Vonnia’s corporate mixed 6 on 6 volleyball league after tonight’s games. The semifinals of the knockout games will be played tonight and should sort out the top sides. In Pool C the Airport High Flyers are favourites while in Pool B it is hard to predict but Team Telecom […]
New 7s format
Friday 1 October 2010 | Published in Regional
This weekend’s CITC Rarotonga Club Sevens will see a new competition format introduced whereby for the next four weeks all teams will be ranked on a weekly basis. The following week’s draw will be determined by where teams finish each week. For Saturday’s games, teams have been ranked first to sixth based on results from […]
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