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New netball structure
Saturday 25 June 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball club delegates have voted in a new netball structure to be headed by a 10-person board. Delegates also voted in favour of a name change for the national netball body from the Cook Islands Netball Association to Netball Cook Islands. The new board structure will include the president Patsy Hockin, four elected members being […]
Touch team through at World Cup
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The Cook Islands open mens touch rugby team have placed in the top 8 teams at the Touch World Cup in Scotland after the preliminary round and progress through to the next stage of the tournament. Nerves and freezing temperatures have been the biggest challenge for the squad however team manager Olivia Heather reports that […]
Fun promised at netball gala
Saturday 18 June 2011 | Published in Netball
The 2011 netball season may be over but a fun-filled day has been organised for the Avatiu junior netball grades today. All Avatiu netball players are invited to a gala day to be held at the Avatiu netball courts at the Swamp starting at 1pm. A fun programme has been organised for the baby Eels […]
Exciting games to open union season
Friday 17 June 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
Rarotonga rugby clubs will want a strong start to the 2011 season which kicks off today with the Titikaveka Bulls senior B team to host and rumble with the Tupapa Panthers at 4.30pm. The Titikaveka Bulls senior B team will play all their games on Friday while remaining teams from the 6 clubs will play […]
Cricketing stalwart takes game to Atiu
Monday 13 June 2011 | Published in Cricket
Cook Islands Cricket is backing cricketing stalwart Tutai Toru as their man to make the key push to establish senior cricket on the island of Atiu. Toru is well respected in the Rarotonga cricket circles having played for the Avatiu Cricket Club for a number of years. Now he wants the people of Atiu to […]
Touch squad fundraises
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The touch rugby world cup squad will be conducting a run-a-thon today with funds raised to go towards covering the costs of newly selected players into the squad. The team will also be using funds raised today to purchase important items such as a medical and physio kit, recovery sustenance for 5-days of full on […]
Tribute for departing cricketer
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Cricket
A fun but no doubt competitive tribute cricket match will be held today at Nukupure Park for passionate national cricketer Matt Beasley (pictured) who departs our shores next month. It has been an honour to represent the Muri Creeps over the years and more recently the Avana All-Stars, says Beasley. The overwhelming support from within […]
Netball girls take out series second
Friday 10 June 2011 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball team are sure to receive a proud and warm welcome home this Sunday after placing second at the Pacific Netball Series in Papua New Guinea. In their final game of the series, the Cooks faced arch rivals Samoa in what was a fiercely contested game. Both sides played with everything […]
Sevens opens union season
Friday 10 June 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
Age grade rugby players will open up the 2011 rugby union season today with the start of the sevens tournament at Raemaru Park in Arorangi. The tournament will continue tomorrow with the remaining two weekends of games to be played in August. The tournament includes under 13, 16, 19, senior A mens division teams plus […]
Avatiu face Blacks in soccer finals
Thursday 9 June 2011 | Published in Football
The Avatiu womens (no boys) and Avatiu mens (no girls) will play the Black Qwenz and Black Puta in todays five-a-side soccer knock out competition at the CIFA complex in Matavera. In the semi final match between Avatiu No Girls and The Rock , Avatiu won by 3 goals to 1 in a penalty shootout. […]
Netball team starts with win
Wednesday 8 June 2011 | Published in Netball
A tight knit and confident Cook Islands national netball squad won their first game of the Pacific Netball Series 51-34 against host Papua New Guinea on Monday night. But the team were ironing out their game plan yesterday ahead of their second match against 5th ranked team Fiji, who on day one of the tournament […]
Rugby union to begin with sevens
Tuesday 7 June 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
The CITC Rarotonga Club Rugby season will officially kick off next Saturday, June 11 with a one-day club sevens competition at Raemaru Park in Arorangi. Twenty-six rugby sevens teams in the under 13, 16, 19, open men and womens division are expected to take to the field for the pre-season sevens hit out from the […]
Netballers meet prime minister
Thursday 2 June 2011 | Published in Netball
The Cook Islands national netball squad met with their biggest fan yesterday prime minister Henry Puna who hosted the team to a healthy morning tea. Puna wished the team good luck for the Pacific Series in PNG and urged the girls to take care of themselves. Do your best for yourself and for your country, […]
Winter sailing season begins
Wednesday 1 June 2011 | Published in Other Sports
This Saturday June 4 is the opening day of the Rarotonga Sailing Club winter season and a great day of fun on the water for all is planned. The day will start off with the popular pancake breakfast for all the juniors in Green and Gold fleets and the Nemo squad. The Nemo squad is […]
Netballers scoop special awards
Tuesday 31 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The Titikaveka Pearls are undoubtedly the top netball club on the island. After last weeks grand finals where the club won the open 1, reserve and premier grade championship trophies, the Pearls club and players also walked away with a number of special awards. The club took out the round cup highest point trophy, champions […]
National netballers in grand finals
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in Netball
Wednesday nights first two club netball grand final games were real thrillers setting the tone for todays remaining games. A good number of spectators were at the Telecom Sports Arena to cheer on the teams in the grand finals with their encouragement lifting the performance of the teams on court. Netball supporters are urged to […]
Big day of league finals action in store
Saturday 28 May 2011 | Published in League
Past results and performances over the season will mean little today as rugby league teams take to the BCI Stadium in what should be a bumper day of grand final league action. Defending premier grade the Avatiu Eels will head into todays grand final game confident after a dream run this season. But the Eels […]
Mixed netball takes to the courts
Friday 27 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The Telecom Sports Arena is the place to be this Friday night as the 16 teams contesting the new mixed netball season take to the courts. Games start at 6pm sharp and all netball fans are encouraged to watch games that are guaranteed to be intense and highly entertaining. The most important rule of mixed […]
Netball finals start
Wednesday 25 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The 2011 club netball grand finals start tonight at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open one and two grades taking to the courts. According to open one and two grade players and supporters, Wednesday night netball never fails to produce plenty of entertainment and on court action. Now that its grand finals time, spectators […]
Bodies on the line in netball semis
Monday 23 May 2011 | Published in Netball
Netball grand final games start this Wednesday at the Telecom Sports Arena with the open 1 and 2 grade matches. At the weekend intense semi final games were played at the TSA where players put their bodies on the line for club pride. In the premier grade defending champions Titikaveka eventually cruised home to a […]
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