League
League clubs island-wide celebrate tonight
Saturday 2 June 2012 | Published in League
With the 2012 rugby league season now over, clubs now turn their focus towards honouring the standout players over the season. The champion Titikaveka Bulldogs who won the premier grade final last weekend along with the Avatiu Eels, Ngatangiia Sea Eagles and Arorangi Bears rugby league clubs will be holding their prizegiving functions tonight at […]
League world cup feted at Ngatipa
Thursday 31 May 2012 | Published in League
New Zealand High Commissioner John Carter hosted local rugby league club delegates to a special lunch at his Ngatipa residence where the Rugby League World Cup had pride of place. Delegates from clubs across the island and Aitutaki gathered with members of the Cook Islands Rugby League Association for the special lunch to talk all […]
2 games for Toa Samoa U13 league squad
Tuesday 29 May 2012 | Published in League
The Toa Samoa under 13 rugby league squad from Auckland are ready to take on their Cook Islands counterparts today. The visiting side arrived at the weekend at the request of the Cook Islands Rugby League Association as part of the push to raise the profile of Pacific islands rugby league. The Toa Samoa squad […]
Rugby league world cup on tour
Monday 28 May 2012 | Published in League
Rarotonga school children will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with the Rugby League World Cup trophy being guarded here at the BCI Stadium on Saturday by Mongoose golden oldies club members Sam Crocombe, Charles Carlson, Jeff Murray and George George. The cup, accompanied by New Zealand Rugby League development officer Dain […]
League grand finals start today
Friday 25 May 2012 | Published in League
The rugby league grand finals kicks off today at 4.30pm at the Tupapa field where the Tupapa Panthers and Titikaveka Bulldogs under 16 grades will go head to head. With half of the Bulldogs team being members of the Seventh Day Adventist church – their executives requested their grand final game be brought forward to […]
Bulldogs savage Panthers in rugby league semi-final
Monday 21 May 2012 | Published in League
The Titikaveka Bulldogs camp has been howling with delight all weekend after the club’s premier grade mauled the Tupapa Panthers 18-6 to progress to the 2012 rugby league grand finals against the Avatiu Eels. As the underdogs, the Bulldogs have certainly been this year’s big improvers and on Saturday the team’s big forwards did all […]
5 big league games today
Saturday 19 May 2012 | Published in League
Five massive games of semi-final rugby league will be played out at the BCI Stadium starting at 12pm with the under 13 grade. Winners of today’s games will go on to next week’s grand finals and losers will hang their boots up for the season. While the age grade games will be intensely fought, everyone […]
Eels make rugby league grand final
Monday 14 May 2012 | Published in League
The Avatiu Eels premier rugby league team are waiting in the wings to find out who their grand finals opponent will be after edging out the Tupapa Panthers on Friday night 27-16. The first and second place playoff was a slick match with both sides playing classy league but it was the sneaky and slippery […]
League playoffs move to BCI Stadium
Thursday 10 May 2012 | Published in League
The 2012 rugby league playoffs will all be played at the BCI Stadium starting today with the junior grades. Games kick off at 4pm today with the under 13 Eels and Panthers going head to head before the under 16 game at 5pm between the Bulldogs and Warriors. The last game tonight will be in […]
League masters prepare for international tournament
Friday 27 April 2012 | Published in League
League Masters will kick off at Nikao Park this afternoon at 5pm sharp, so for all those not involved in the Golf Ambrose this afternoon, see you on the paddock. For all the Mongoose Goof players taking part in the Nuks (Mitiaro) Golf Ambrose, the General advised that you don’t need to bring your baseball […]
2 slaughterings in league
Monday 16 April 2012 | Published in League
With three more weeks of league games to play before semi and grand finals time – weekend matches were all about racking up the points for better placings heading into the final stages of the competition. Top of the table Tupapa Panthers were all business on Friday when they hammered the Sharks 54-14 at Victoria […]
Rugby League World Cup fixtures
Tuesday 27 March 2012 | Published in League
(Full list of dates and kick-offs will be confirmed when the broadcast schedule is finalised) Group A (three to qualify): England v Australia – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff; Fiji v Ireland – Spotland Stadium, Rochdale; England v Ireland – the Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield; Australia v Fiji – Langtree Park, St Helens; England v Fiji – KC […]
D-league is a knockout!
Tuesday 21 February 2012 | Published in League
Former All Blacks hooker Hika Reid is one of a handful of international stars supporting the local Turtles Domestic League III cricket tournament. He is pictured here sporting one of the D-league supporter’s dry-fit shirts which are available at the Cook Islands Cricket office in Taputapuatea. This picture of Reid, who was an All Blacks […]
Thriller league
Saturday 18 February 2012 | Published in League
The Swamp and Pantherland are the two spots to find this weekend’s rugby league action when the Panthers take on the Warriors at Victoria Park and the Eels host the Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles in Avatiu. The Sea Eagles and Eels match is sure to be a thriller with the Eels wanting to continue their early […]
Aitutaki league president supports CIRL president
Thursday 16 February 2012 | Published in League
Aitutaki Rugby League president Mona Ioane says the Sharks give their unreserved support to Cook Islands Rugby League president Charles Carlson and commend him for his ongoing support of the club. Ioane, MP for Vaipae/Tautu, spoke yesterday in defence of Carlson after reading a letter to the editor (‘League a politically driven mess’) in Monday’s […]
Sharks back in the league
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in League
The Aitutaki Sharks have had their 2012 rugby league season brought back from the dead thanks to $40,000 secured from New Zealand Rugby League as compensation for the failed Kiwis-Kukis international test match. The funding has been officially confirmed by NZRL, which decided it would give to Cook Islands Rugby League in recompense for pulling […]
League world cup bid foiled
Saturday 11 February 2012 | Published in League
Plans to involve the Cook Islands international rugby league squad in a four nations competition against England, Wales and France have fallen through. Cook Islands Rugby League is now looking at other options for international matches to be held after the close of the NRL competition this year. Those plans may see the Cook Islands […]
Sharks out of league comp
Thursday 9 February 2012 | Published in League
There will be heartbreak in Aitutaki when the news sinks in today that the island’s sole rugby league club has been kicked out of the national rugby league competition. Without an Aitutaki Sharks member present at a rugby league meeting yesterday – even though it was confirmed a representative would be there – it was […]
Big hits in domestic league openers
Tuesday 7 February 2012 | Published in League
As promised there was loads of action at the BCI Stadium on Friday night where a decent crowd enjoyed big hitting cricket under lights for the first two games of the 2012 Turtles Domestic League. Rarotonga turned on glorious cricket playing weather early in the afternoon when Te-Au-O-Tonga took the field for their first of […]
Fans flock to league season openers
Monday 6 February 2012 | Published in League
Rarotonga fans flocked to league grounds to enjoy a fantastic start to the rugby league season with the three games played at the weekend providing plenty of on the field action. At the Titikaveka field – the Bulldogs mauled the visiting Warriors side 46-6. The points didn’t comes easy for the Bulldogs though with the […]