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SENIOR TEAMS IN VAKA EIVA 2010
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Aitutaki Oe Vaka Club Formed in 2007 with funding from the Community Initiative Scheme, this Aitutaki club is mainly focused on developing junior paddlers and now many of the junior paddlers are stepping up to the open grade. The club has been to Vaka Eiva every year since 2007 where the junior teams have done […]
Touch continues
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
The mixed touch rugby tournament continues at the BCI Stadium this evening with four exciting games scheduled. Games start at 5.30pm with the 007 team taking on Nukutere College and the TSL Schnappers facing off against the Educationalists. Today’s draw – 5.30pm, (field one) 007 vs Nukutere College; 6pm, (field one) Dog Rockers vs Westpac; […]
Celebrating the vaka!
Wednesday 17 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
Akateni Vaka literally means in celebration of the vaka. The canoe carving festival developed by master carver Mike Tavioni is set to begin this Thursday and will be held opposite the Banana Court complex on the waterfront next to the Vaka Village. Tavioni says that Akateni Vaka is not a project to attract tourists – […]
Cooks U20 league side beats Fiji
Tuesday 16 November 2010 | Published in League
The New South Wales Cook Islands Rugby League under 20 squad beat Fiji 28-26 last month. Under the guidance of former South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cook Islands representative, Nathan Ford, in partnership with the NRL Club Sydney Roosters SG Ball coaching staff, it was decided to develop Cook Islands league players. “It is very pleasing […]
Touch action at stadium
Monday 15 November 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
As the Cook Islands touch rugby season continues today at the BCI Stadium – players and touch rugby fans are reminded of the annual Boxing Day Tournament. This year, the tournament will be held on Monday, December 27 with an open invite to all family and friends to make a team and join this annual […]
Delicious start to junior sailing day
Monday 15 November 2010 | Published in Other Sports
Saturday, November 6 was the junior registration day for the new Nemo squad and a chance to refresh our Green and Gold fleets for Optimists sailors at the Rarotonga Sailing Club. An enthusiastic crowd of kids gathered around 8.30am to have a rather messy, but delicious, pancake breakfast complete with big pancakes, animal shape cutters, […]
Top soccer clash
Saturday 13 November 2010 | Published in Football
The top two Premier Men’s soccer teams, Tupapa and Nikao Sokattak will clash today at Victoria Park for the second time this year. Sokattak, who lost to Tupapa in the first match, will be eager to revenge that loss on Tupapa home soil. Coach Alex Napa, who has been pleased with his team’s result in […]
No certainty in cricket competition
Saturday 13 November 2010 | Published in Cricket
The Computer Man top four men’s cricket competition has thrown up the most competitive competition in recent memory. Despite two rounds, and one left before the finals, no team is a clear certainty for a final berth. Turangi however have won two from two and would appear best placed to take a spot, however, without […]
Touch players out in force
Wednesday 10 November 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
There appeared to be a lot of sore bodies after a full on weekend of sevens rugby. Still the diehard touch players were still out there in force to play their games on Monday. As a bonus, the crowd was able to watch the national sevens train-on squad go through a fitness assessment. A few […]
Touch players out in force
Wednesday 10 November 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
There appeared to be a lot of sore bodies after a full on weekend of sevens rugby. Still the diehard touch players were still out there in force to play their games on Monday. As a bonus, the crowd was able to watch the national sevens train-on squad go through a fitness assessment. A few […]
Sailing vaka pit their skills
Wednesday 10 November 2010 | Published in Paddling
The Sailing Cook Islands National Tangaroa 18-foot Class Vaka Championships recently competed for the magnificent Koteka Trophy in a reasonable breeze of six to seven knots. Seven races were contested by five sailing vakas, the competition was keen and saw hotly contested rights of way, with all protests ruled on the water by Judge Jeff […]
Kids invited to take up sailing
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in Other Sports
A Thriller Halloween Pancake breakfast and regatta at Rarotonga Sailing Club today will mark the registration and beginning of the coaching season for 2010-2011. The club is offering a new ‘Nemo’ squad for kids aged from 3 to 7 years giving them the opportunity to become water-wise plus get out sailing in skippered boats, swimming […]
Cricket second round rumble
Saturday 6 November 2010 | Published in Cricket
The second round of the Computer Man top four and bottom six cricket competition is heating up as the season draws closer to the finals. After meeting each other earlier this week in the Cookie Sadaraka challenge, Tavana All-Stars and ANZ Avatiu-Nikao meet again in Matavera. No doubt captain Shane Thompson will be looking to […]
Touch comp round 2 today
Monday 1 November 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
With many of the top rugby sevens players gearing up for the Sevens in Heaven tournament this weekend – the touch comp is a great opportunity for new teams to put the pressure on those teams missing key players. Round two of the men’s and women’s touch rugby season will be played out today at […]
Vaka Eiva greener!
Saturday 30 October 2010 | Published in Paddling
Vaka Eiva 2010 is not only going to be another fun filled and action packed event – it’s going to be greener than ever before. Organisers of Vaka Eiva aim to make the hugely popular paddling event as environmentally friendly as possible and to achieve this – they’ve signed up ‘Eco Partners’ for the week-long […]
Calling rugby league 'oldies'
Friday 29 October 2010 | Published in League
If you are over 35 and love to play rugby league – you can register your interest at a special league ‘masters’ meeting today at the CISNOC office starting at 5pm. The aim of tonight’s gathering is the gauge the interest of forming a Cook Islands masters league association and preparing for the 2011 Masters […]
Top cricket by teens
Friday 29 October 2010 | Published in Cricket
The ANZ Junior cricket season kicked off last Friday with some great cricket put on by the next generation of stars. At the Nikao field Nukutere College took on Arorangi in the under 16 mixed division. Nukutere batted first and were led by captain Alex Alchin and Charlie Wicks, who follows in the footsteps of […]
Women's cricket expands
Friday 29 October 2010 | Published in Cricket
The Edgewater women’s cricket season has now extended through to the end of the year to cater for the growing enthusiasm and competitiveness in women’s cricket. At the end of the final round of mid week cricket, the Arorangi women’s team has written the record books by doing ‘the double’ – winning both the Edgewater […]
Round island race a Vaka Eiva tester
Thursday 28 October 2010 | Published in Paddling
For local paddlers, Saturday’s Round Raro Race (RRR) was a good pre-Vaka Eiva challenge. The race started from the Boiler at Avarua Harbour and proceeded anti-clockwise around the island. At the start line, the sun was out and the sea was calm. Mixed teams and Ngakau Toa Vaka women started first, and men’s teams set […]
Under 17 soccer continues
Wednesday 27 October 2010 | Published in Football
A teenage Tupapa player is sandwiched by Matavera players in one of last week’s Under 17 football matches. Under 17 soccer heads into round 8 of the competition today at the CIFA complex. Kicking off today’s matches will be Takuvaine and Tupapa while Titikaveka face Nikao Sokattak in the second match. Tupapa, Takuvaine and Titikaveka […]
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