Sports
Panthers win season opener
Monday 5 July 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Defending champions Tupapa Panthers made a winning start while Takitumu failed to turn up for the opening round of the Rarotonga Club 15s competition.
Rufer here to improve football
Friday 2 July 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Football, Sports
New Zealand’s football legend and Oceania’s Player of the Century, Wynton Rufer arrived in Rarotonga on Tuesday to observe the football programmes in the Cook Islands.
Clubs anticipating ‘rusty’ rugby union start
Friday 2 July 2021 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Local rugby union clubs are struggling to put together teams for the opening round of the Rarotonga Club 15s competition today.
Reigning champs face tough start to 2021 union season
Thursday 1 July 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
The 2021 rugby union season will kick off this Saturday at Victoria Park with food, drinks and a full on day of rugby for all to enjoy.
National coach teaches swimming to teachers
Wednesday 30 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Cook Islands national swimming team head coach Horst Miehe arrived in country last week to conduct for the first time a coaching course with 12 teachers on Rarotonga.
Lawn bowls triples rolls on to a successful 2021
Wednesday 30 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
It’s been a busy 2021 for triples lawn bowls teams on Rarotonga, with Bowls Cook Islands having 30 men’s and 27 women’s teams compete for the national triples titles recently.
‘I’m coming home’: Johnson returning to Warriors
Friday 25 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Shaun Johnson is set to finish his career with the club he never wanted to leave after taking just 24 hours to accept a sudden offer to return to the Warriors.
Top golfers fall short at Long Drive
Friday 25 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Top men’s golfers were shocked by the underdogs at the Long Drive and Ambrose event last weekend.
Local players eyeing NZ provincial debut
Thursday 24 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Two Cook Islands players playing for an Otago-based club are a step closer to their dream of playing in New Zealand’s top domestic women’s rugby union competition.
Fun Run to kick off today
Wednesday 23 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Other Sports, Sports
The Olympic Day Fun Run organised by the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee kicks off today at the Nikao Golf Course.
Titikaveka win Village Tennis title
Monday 21 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Tennis Cook Islands relished the excitement of reviving the Village Tennis back on Rarotonga after being inactive for more than two decades.
NZ supports rugby programmes
Friday 18 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Rugby Union, Sports
Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) received new rugby equipment from the New Zealand government and the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Aid and Trade to help them further their development programmes to schools around Rarotonga as well as the Pa Enua.
‘Freshmen’ tourney for new squash enthusiasts
Thursday 17 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Sweat and heat on the squash courts from the recently completed BSP Business House Tournament has barely evaporated as the local squash club rolls out another tournament starting on Monday, June 21 in the Cook Islands Squash Freshmen Tournament.
Kayakers eye Olympic debut
Thursday 17 June 2021 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Cook Islands kayakers Jade Tierney and Kohl Tamarua-Horton face a month of intensive training in New Zealand ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Wesley Roberts breaks national record, heads to Olympics
Wednesday 16 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Cook Islands swimmer Wesley Roberts has broken a national record and qualified for the Tokyo Olympics.
Moeroa returns to rugby league
Monday 14 June 2021 | Written by CI News Staff | Published in Rugby league, Sports
Cook Islands Rugby League has welcomed Tepai Moeroa’s return to rugby league after a stint with rugby union.
Avarua, Nukutere win badminton titles
Saturday 12 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Badminton, Sports
A handful of talented players reaped the rewards of the many weeks of hard work that led up to the Annual College Badminton Tournament held at the National Sports Arena on Thursday.
Talent galore at badminton comp
Friday 11 June 2021 | Written by Alana Musselle | Published in Badminton, Sports
Secondary schools from around Rarotonga came together to battle it out in the sixth Annual College Badminton Tournament held yesterday.
Katoa elected to global swimming body
Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in Other Sports, Sports
Cook Islander Romani Katoa was elected to the bureau of the International Swimming Federation executive board, also known as FINA, over the weekend.
Amuri-Ureia Mamas reel in winning tuna
Thursday 10 June 2021 | Written by Supplied | Published in Other Sports, Sports
In a first, the mamas led the way in the inaugural Queen’s Birthday Mamas fishing tournament, with the winners netting a hefty yellowfin during the tournament which was held in Aitutaki earlier this week.
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