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Rebels and Rama dominating touch
Wednesday 21 March 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
Finals play is approaching for the Wednesday touch rugby competition and teams will be using their last week of regular play to hone their skills and improve their fitness. The men’s and women’s competition will move into finals next week after the last round of competition tonight. The mixed competition has one more round of […]
Under 17 soccer squad named for Oceania
Tuesday 20 March 2012 | Published in Football
Coaching staff of the Cook Islands under 17 women’s national football squad have named the players who will represent the Cook Islands at the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Under 17 Women’s Championship in New Zealand. The OFC U17 Women’s Championship will be held in Auckland from April 9 to 14 where Cook Islands will play […]
Big scores and laughs at touch
Monday 19 March 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
Action packed games and big scoring matches were the features of the touch rugby mixed division ‘double header’ afternoon at the Nikao field on Wednesday. The classy Rebels team didn’t break a sweat when they faced the social Kings side who despite going down 9-0 to the fit Rebels, didn’t give up trying to score […]
19 cricketers chosen
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in Cricket
Rarotonga and Aitutaki women cricketers have impressed the national selection panel who have picked 19 players from the two islands to make up the first ever women’s cricket training squad and national squad. The players will now spend the next eight weeks training up to three times a week before a final squad of 14 […]
Give oe vaka a go
Thursday 15 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
If you’ve ever thought about taking up oe vaka as a new sport or returning to paddling – the Ngakau Toa Vaka Canoeing Club is inviting you to their open day this Saturday. The day will be filled with fun paddling games to introduce the sport to newcomers and returning paddlers alike. The club is […]
Basketballers play for pride
Wednesday 14 March 2012 | Published in Other Sports
Village pride will be on the line tonight for the start of the pre-season basketball tournament which will be played out at the Princess Anne Hall at Tereora College. Six men’s and five women’s teams have registered to battle it out in the five-week pre-season tournament with all teams required to don your village colours. […]
Finals spots on line at primary soccer
Wednesday 14 March 2012 | Published in Football
Senior primary school soccer teams will gather today at the CIFA complex in Matavera to battle it out for a spot in the finals which will take place next week. Today’s semi final match in the senior boy’s division will see Avarua, Avatea, Arorangi and the combined school of Te Uki Ou/Imanuela Akatemia teams contest […]
Double header at touch today
Wednesday 14 March 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
It’s all about the mixed touch rugby division this evening as a ‘double header’ of mixed games has been planned at the Nikao field. The double header means that each team will play two games each and the reason for tonight’s unique arrangement is so that the grand finals for both the mixed and open […]
Inter college netball starting
Tuesday 13 March 2012 | Published in Netball
The first ever inter college netball tournament has been set down for May 11 with the aim of sharing the love of the game with young Cook Islanders. Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga has begun working with students at Tereora College, Titikaveka College, Papaaroa College and Nukutere College who are encouraged to enter […]
Oe vaka time trials on today
Wednesday 7 March 2012 | Published in Paddling
The first of the oe vaka singles time trial races start today from Avarua harbour for paddlers in the OC1, V1 and surfski classes. The weekly Wednesday time trials will run for 10 weeks and races will be over a course of approximately 8km from the infamous boiler to Club Raro back to Avatiu harbour […]
National netball call
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Netball
The 2015 Netball World Cup may be three years away but Netball Cook Islands wants to start preparing for the event straight away. With that in mind – all netball players including past national representatives and premier grade players as well as under 21 players are being called to attend a special meeting on Tuesday […]
Mitiaro men shine at netball
Saturday 3 March 2012 | Published in Netball
In the not too distant future Mitiaro will have a talented pool of netball players to tap into after a highly successful development programme run on the island by Netball Cook Islands development officer Luciana Matenga. With the assistance of the island’s sports association president Mata Noota, Mitiaro School principal Tirotoru Tararo and Eli Stricland, […]
Olympic qualifier duties for 2 soccer refs
Thursday 1 March 2012 | Published in Football
Football match officials Tupou Patia and Terry Piri have been selected to officiate at the men’s and the women’s Olympic football qualifying tournaments next month. The men’s Olympic football tournament qualifiers will take place in Taupo, New Zealand, and Piri will be one of the match officials from the Cook Islands chosen to officiate at […]
14 teams in new 5-a-side soccer competition
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Football
The annual five-a-side football competition which features nine men’s teams and five women’s teams will kick off today in a two round competition played over eight weeks during this month and towards the beginning of April. All five-a-side football matches will be played at the CIFA complex in Matavera and no doubt there will be […]
New sailing recruits lap it up
Thursday 23 February 2012 | Published in Other Sports
One of the country’s top sailors Taua Elisa is blown away by the enthusiasm Titikaveka College and Te Uki Ou students have for the sport of sailing. Elisa is assisting sailing coach Junior Charlie and John Trego deliver the ‘learn to sail’ course to students from the two schools and he believes that their keenness […]
8 games of fun in the sun at touch today
Wednesday 22 February 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
Eight touch rugby matches are scheduled for today in the open and mixed divisions of the 2012 season. As the season is still fresh – some players, especially in the social mixed division, will still be finding their feet while gun teams like the Rebels, Rama and Bounty Hunters will want to improve on their […]
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 […]
Primary school soccer kicks off
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Football
The Cook Islands Football Association has kick started its annual school visits this week in preparation for the primary school football tournament which will begin next week. CIFA’s technical department staff Tony Jamieson, Tuka Tisam and Paul-Luiz Van Eijk will be visiting schools around Rarotonga teaching and coaching the children the technical side of football […]
Cookies in 'Ethkick' soccer tourney
Friday 17 February 2012 | Published in Football
Cook Islands soccer players based in New Zealand will be competing in the ‘Ethkick’ tournament this weekend where 40 teams will speak the language of football in Palmerston North. Teams from South America, Cambodia, Bhutan, Oman, Malaysia, England and a host of other ethnic groups have entered the tournament, now in its fourth year. For […]
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