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Exciting season ahead in NRL
Thursday 12 January 2017 | Published in League
WITH EVERY year of the Telstra Premiership old records fall and new markers are set and in 2017 there are a host of individual and club milestones that will be celebrated by the 16 NRL clubs. Here are the achievements likely to cause the most fanfare.
Smashing shoulders against the stars
Wednesday 11 January 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
IT’S A DREAM come true for Tepai Moeroa who is realising the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of his rugby league favourites in the World Stars team for the NRL All Stars clash.
NRL Nines squad has handy mix
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in League
Much like any other Downer Auckland Nines squad that's ever been, the 10 players NRL.com hope to see at the 2017 edition of the tournament on February 4-5 has a mix of youth and experience.
No pressure: Spotlight on these 10
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in League
THERE comes a time where a player or a coach has to lift to new heights for the sake of their club. The 2017 NRL Telstra Premiership season will see these 10 men reach this point in their respective careers.
League expects a competitive 2017 season
Monday 9 January 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
COOK ISLANDS Rugby League Association competition co-ordinator Taua Benioni is expecting a close competition in the 2017 season which begins next month.
Thurston is top of the crop
Monday 9 January 2017 | Published in League
IT’S THE position that has long been regarded as the blue-chip stock in rugby league, and a quick glance at Dally M history tells you that halfbacks are considered the most important players in the game.
Nines hailed perfect start to the season
Thursday 5 January 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
ORGANISERS of the Bluesky High Performance Club Nines tournament hailed the two-day meet a perfect start to the 2017 rugby league season.
Bittersweet moment for rampant Eels
Thursday 5 January 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
IT WAS a bittersweet moment for the champions Avatiu Nikao Eels who won the 2017 Bluesky High Performance Club Nines in a spectacular fashion on Tuesday at The Swamp.
Nines to go international
Thursday 5 January 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
THE ORGANISERS of the Cook Islands Rugby League High Performance 2017 Bluesky Club Nines are looking at making the annual event an international one. The second edition of the tournament, which kick started the rugby league season was held over the past two days at The Swamp in Avatiu.
Poached: Eels lose four players
Friday 30 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
DEFENDING champions Avatiu Nikao Eels has been dealt with a major blow after losing some key players to a rival club ahead of the Cook Islands Rugby League High Performance 2017 Bluesky Club Nines tournament.
Round-robin play to decide Nines fate
Friday 30 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
ROUND-ROBIN competition will be held to determine the teams for the eliminations at the Cook Islands Rugby League Club Nines tournament next week.
Clubs keen for a good showing in Nines comp
Thursday 29 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
TEAMS competing in the second Bluesky Cook Islands Rugby League Club Nines tournament are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to win the competition.
Iro heads for Club Nines tourney
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
THERE is more than just the $5000 top prize money and bragging rights to fight for at next week’s Bluesky Cook Islands Rugby League Club Nines tournament at The Swamp in Avatiu.
Tepai chooses loyalty ahead of big money
Wednesday 28 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
CALL HIM naïve, but in this day and age where money is considered almost everything, Tepai Moeroa has opted for a rare treasure, loyalty.
Rapana, Holmes rated top NRL wingers
Friday 23 December 2016 | Published in League
WINGERS have always been the glamour boys of rugby league: a speedster streaking down the sideline or launching acrobatically into the in-goal to ground a crucial four-pointer millimetres inside the dead ball line is the type of thing that brings fans through the gates.
Lifted ban new chance for Holmes
Tuesday 13 December 2016 | Published in League
A STATE of Origin ban on Valentine Holmes has finally been lifted by Queensland coach Kevin Walters.
Sharks in for Club Nines
Monday 12 December 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in League
AITUTAKI Sharks have confirmed their participation in the upcoming Cook Islands Rugby League Association Club Nines tournament.
Taia vows to fight for Titans' spot
Monday 12 December 2016 | Published in League
Titans’ back-rower Zeb Taia is using the pain of missing his side's finals exit and the lure of a third season on the Gold Coast to come back from off-season groin surgery and reclaim his starting spot in 2017.
Kukis in a tough pool draw
Thursday 8 December 2016 | Published in League
THE COOK ISLANDS have been handed the toughest possible draw for next year’s Women’s Rugby League World Cup.
Cooks to gain from Warriors
Monday 5 December 2016 | Published in League
The Warriors have added another layer to their development programme with the introduction of the Pasifika Youth Cup.