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Get in quick for netball
Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The popular and fun-filled mixed social netball tournament will shoot into action on Friday, May 27 with few spaces left for interested teams. The duration of the tournament will depend on the number of teams that register. Organiser Tex Tangimetua says that depending on the number, the tournament could run between 8 and 12 weeks […]
Do or die for league teams
Friday 20 May 2011 | Published in League
All rugby league semi final games will be played at the BCI Stadium this Saturday starting at 3pm. All games are do or die for teams, with winners to progress to next weekends grand finals and the losers to hang up their boots until next season. The under 13 grade will get the ball rolling […]
Top teams target Vaka Eiva
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Paddling
The annual Vaka Eiva Festival has become a must attend event on the global oe vaka scene and is being targeted by top national paddling teams. Among the 700 international paddlers that will be on Rarotonga for the week-long paddling festival will be two Australian national teams. Australia Outrigger Canoe Racing Association announced this month […]
Philos through to basketball finals
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Tuesdays basketball games ultimately decided the fate of two teams vying for a slot in next weeks finals against Rentraro. But were getting ahead of ourselves. Opening the final night of basketballs regular season was the Thriller from Manila and although neither Ali or Frasier could make it, the Philos and Club Philippines Raro (CPR) […]
Expecting action at 5-a-side soccer
Thursday 19 May 2011 | Published in Football
The 5- a-side soccer action continues today at the CIFA complex in Matavera. Games kick off at 5.20pm in the mens division with four action-packed games lined up for spectators. Top of the table Black Puta will one up todays games when they face team Who Cares currently 7th on the table so expect a […]
Rugby union gets international boost
Wednesday 18 May 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
The Cook Islands Rugby Union have been earmarked for assistance to improve its administration and high performance programme after a review by IRB rugby services Oceania manager Bruce Cook. Cook spent a week on Rarotonga reviewing the local rugby body, looking at the codes governance, finances, administration and commercial viability as part of a wider […]
Local cricket to grow
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Cricket
Cook Islands Crickets media and development officer Koria Patia has arrived home from Christchurch where he attended the inaugural ICC East Asia Pacific Cricket administrators programme seminar. The week long course held at the Canterbury Country Cricket Associations main power oval conference centre focused on presenting and assessing training and also covered training modules on […]
More cricket coaches certified
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Cricket
A concentrated effort over the last four months has resulted in around 65 school students and teachers receiving Cook Islands Level 1 cricket coachs certificates. Cook Islands Cricket junior development manager Shane Thompson, pictured on the far right, recently presented certification to Apii Te Uki Ou cricket coaches Mary Young, Teiaa Potoru, Liz Griggs, Jo […]
Training hard for rugby union
Tuesday 17 May 2011 | Published in Rugby Union
In anticipation of the 2011 rugby union season starting on June 4, Rarotonga primary school students are getting back into the swing of rugby. These kids from Avarua School pictured with budding rugby coach Tai Joseph Jnr have been training hard. Rugby union development officers have been out in schools helping kids train for the […]
Netballers run for travel funds
Monday 16 May 2011 | Published in Netball
National netballers combined extra training with fundraising on Saturday when the squad ran around the island to raise funds for their trip to the Pacific Series in Papua New Guinea next month. The squad was joined by supporters on the run around the island and was met by enthusiastic netball mama supporters in Titikaveka, Puaikura […]
Netball semis start this week
Monday 16 May 2011 | Published in Netball
The semi finals of the club netball season start on Wednesday with the open 1 and 2 grade games. Knockout games last week in all grades were between teams placed 3rd and 5th while teams placed 4th and 6th faced off. Winners of the 3rd and 5th knockout games will meet teams ranked 2nd at […]
Fight for first league finals spot
Saturday 14 May 2011 | Published in League
The islands top two rugby league teams will go head to head today at BCI Stadium in the playoff round of the competition. The Avatiu Eels, who finished at the top of the table, will face the biggest improvers of the season the Ngatangiia Sea Eagles. Both sides will field grunty and hard hitting forwards […]
Fired up netball team runs for funds
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in Netball
National netball players will be running around the island this Saturday to raise funds for their trip to Papua New Guinea next month for the Pacific Netball Series. The squad, who have all been training hard, will start their run at 7am on Saturday from the Punanga Nui Markets. The squad will run through Avarua […]
League teams ready for knockouts
Friday 13 May 2011 | Published in League
The rugby league club competition enters knockout territory today with the top four playoffs at BCI Stadium. Opening up the knockout round today will be the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the under 13, under 16, under 19 and premier grades. The reserve grade 3rd and 4th place playoff between the Eels and Panthers […]
Eels tackle Panthers in final league round
Saturday 7 May 2011 | Published in League
This weekend is the final round of games in the current rugby league season, which heads into the top-four playoff next Friday and Saturday. Today, top of the premier grade points table the Avatiu Eels will head to Tupapa to meet the Panthers in what should be a bruising encounter. The Panthers are currently sitting […]
Sailing trio on their Olympic mission
Friday 6 May 2011 | Published in Other Sports
Olympic qualification hopes will keep homesickness at bay for local sailors who are heading to Europe to train and race for the next three months. Olympic training squad sailors Taua Eliza (20), Helema Williams (19) and Junior Charlie (21) are packing their bags and getting ready to head to Europe on May 15 for crucial […]
Top of the table soccer clash
Thursday 5 May 2011 | Published in Football
The top two teams in the five-a-side soccer round cup competition will go head to head today at the CIFA Complex in Matavera. Black Puta will play The Rock today in the mens division while leaders in the womens competition Black Qwenz take on F.O.B which consists of players from the Titikaveka football club. Todays […]
Kick off for final round of league
Thursday 5 May 2011 | Published in League
The under 19 Titikaveka Bulldogs and Arorangi Bears will kick off the final round of the rugby league competition this afternoon in Titikaveka. The reserve grade will play after the under 19 match before the Bulldogs and Aitutaki Sharks clash on Friday. Before the premier grade match the under 16 Bears and Bulldogs squads will […]
Senior netballers play Wednesday
Tuesday 3 May 2011 | Published in Netball
While the junior netters were the stars during Saturdays club netball games senior players in the open 1 and 2 grade will take to the courts this Wednesday for their games. Open 1 and 2 games are played on Wednesday nights at the Telecom Sports Arena starting at 5pm and supporters are encouraged to head […]
Netball competition intensifies
Friday 29 April 2011 | Published in Netball
Netballers take to the Telecom Sports Arena again this Saturday after taking a break over the long Easter weekend. But players will have to spring back into action quickly as this weekends games mark the second to last round of the tournament. Next weekend will be the final round of games before the tournament heads […]
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