Friday 31 January 2014 | Published in League
This Saturday marks the start of the 2014 club rugby league season and the introduction of the inaugural challenge for the new Navy Epati Memorial Knockout Cup.
Thursday 30 January 2014 | Published in League
The masters of rugby league played at Tupapa’s Victoria Park last Friday with overseas players boosting the local ranks.
Thursday 23 January 2014 | Published in League
The 2014 local club rugby league rules and regulations were approved at Monday’s Cook Islands Rugby League Association annual general meeting and the hope is that all clubs adhere to the rules and ensure a smooth season.
Tuesday 21 January 2014 | Published in League
The highly successful junior league academy was a long-held dream realised for the Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA).
Thursday 16 January 2014 | Published in League
The junior rugby league academy that has been running all week is achieving its goal of teaching rising league players good rugby league habits and techniques, as well as encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle.
Wednesday 15 January 2014 | Published in League
Today’s rugby league academy junior development programme heads out west.
Wednesday 15 January 2014 | Published in League
The Cook Islands men’s national rugby sevens team has been drawn in pool B of the Commonwealth Games competition along with Trinidad and Tobago, South Africa and Kenya.
Tuesday 14 January 2014 | Published in League
Over 50 aspiring league players improved their playing skills and learned proper playing techniques to keep with the ‘play safe’ theme in the first day of the junior rugby league academy programme.
Monday 13 January 2014 | Published in League
The Takuvaine rugby field in the Happy Valley is the place to take your kids for the first day of the junior rugby league academy – a junior rugby league development workshop aimed at safe play.
Friday 10 January 2014 | Published in League
The masters of rugby league will kick-off their season at the Takuvaine Happy Valley field this Friday.
Tuesday 7 January 2014 | Published in League
The Cook Islands rugby league season is set to kick off in the first week of February and the local association’s annual general meeting on January 20 aims to confirm any changes to competition rules, regulations and to finalise the 2014 season draw.
Tuesday 31 December 2013 | Published in League
Scrub up on your junior rugby league coaching and playing skills through the Cook Islands Rugby League academy – a weeklong workshop to drill home ‘safe play’ to junior players ahead of the rugby league season.
Friday 13 December 2013 | Published in League
After taking part in the Queen’s Baton relay earlier in the day, the Avatiu and Takuvaine masters of rugby league clashed at the Swamp in the first match last Friday. It began as an even game, until national league president Charles Carlson did his magic together with on-form Pomati Jnr, and exploited gaps in the […]
Thursday 21 November 2013 | Published in League
The masters of rugby league had their first hit-out for the season at the Tupapa field last Friday. The Panthers team, led by leader of the opposition Wilkie Rasmussen, was there in numbers waiting for the stragglers from the Happy Valley. When the match finally kicked off, the much anticipated clash of the town neighbours […]
Wednesday 13 November 2013 | Published in League
After winning all their games at the New Zealand rugby league masters tournament last month, the Cook Islands masters are now focused on their own mini-tournament to be held in Rarotonga and Aitutaki in April next year. The masters commissioner Tony Macquarie believes that the first step is to get the old bones off the […]
Monday 11 November 2013 | Published in League
The Cook Islands shocked Wales in the Rugby League World Cup by winning 28-24 their first-ever game at a Rugby League World Cup – albeit only after holding off a brave Welsh fight back in the second half. Cooks centre Keith Lulia ran the show, scoring a first-half try, while Isaac John, Daniel Fepuleai, Dominique […]
Saturday 19 October 2013 | Published in League
Cook Islands News general manager Tony Fe’ao is a huge rugby league fan and although of Tongan/Niuean descent – Fe’ao, who has lived in Rarotonga for almost 9 years is as proud of the Cooks league team as much as the next Cook Islander.
Friday 4 October 2013 | Published in League
Canberra Raiders NRL squad members Sam Mataora and Jordan Rapana are set to feature in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup after being named in the Cook Islands squad.
Saturday 28 September 2013 | Published in League
A solid management team has been assembled to take care of the Cook Islands national rugby league team at their Wold Cup campaign later this month.
Friday 23 August 2013 | Published in League
30 members of the Cook Islands Rugby League Masters will be taking in the International Rugby League Masters tournament in Christchurch this October.