Sports

Touch ready to go

Monday 11 January 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby

The Cook Islands Touch Association will be kicking off its annual season with competitions for men’s, women’s, mixed and under 16 grade. The season will commence with a muster of mixed teams on Wednesday January 13 at 5pm at the Avatiu field. Managers are asked to enter their mixed teams in either the ‘serious’ or […]

Sportswear sponsor supports new league

Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in League

Cricket players in the new Turtles Domestic Cricket League starting today will stand out in their new uniforms, thanks to the league’s major sponsor Turtles Sportswear. Turtles Chris McKinley says that the company has supported cricket over the past five years and they are happy to be sponsors of the new domestic league. A well-organised […]

New league begins

Saturday 9 January 2010 | Published in League

It’s game on today for the first match of the new Turtles Domestic Cricket League between the Super Kings lead by Apii Mamanu and the Royal Heats lead by Vane Tangimetua. Today’s first domestic league match will be held at the Takitumu Primary School grounds in Matavera and promises to be an action-packed game. Full […]

Junior focus for 2010 rugby union season

Friday 8 January 2010 | Published in Rugby Union

Junior development will be the focus of the 2010 rugby union season with a number of visiting school rugby teams heading to the island this year. While the local domestic season for all grades starts on July 3, rugby fans will get their fix in March when the Canadian Lions Rugby Club tours Rarotonga for […]

Audit take out one-day basketball

Wednesday 6 January 2010 | Published in Other Sports

Team Audit won the New Year’s one-day mixed basketball tournament held at the Telecom Sports Arena last Monday. Audit defeated Pacific Sharks (Divers) 20-12 in the final of the eight-team competition, with the A team and 88FM having to settle for third and fourth respectively. Audit collected $200 for its efforts, Pacific Sharks $100, and […]

Women's cricket to hit off

Tuesday 5 January 2010 | Published in Cricket

As the bellies are full from Christmas pudding it’s time to get back into exercise and some excitement with the Aero Women’s Cricket League starting on Thursday, January 7. The competition comprises of eight teams battling for the first Raro Women’s Cricket trophy. Cook Islands Cricket Association general manager Alister Stevic says the eight teams […]

Vikens take out touch tournament

Thursday 31 December 2009 | Published in Touch Rugby

Vikens took out this year’s Boxing Day touch tournament with a thrilling 3-2 win over Te Manavanui side at Avatiu last Saturday. The Te Manavanui team, which consisted of players from the dance troupe with the same name, put up a good fight against its finals opponents which included national representatives Conrad Piri and Gordon […]

Cricket reaches out to Creative Centre

Tuesday 17 November 2009 | Published in Cricket

Cook Islands Cricket coaches were out and about with the crew from the Creative Centre last week as they took them through some of the fun drills and skills of cricket. The programme is part of Cook Islands Cricket’s community outreach programme which aims to take the game to groups across Rarotonga. “Cricket in the […]

Junior paddlers on the countdown to Mapu Oe Vaka

Monday 16 November 2009 | Published in Paddling

Local junior oe vaka paddlers were out on Muri lagoon at weekend polishing up their paddling techniques ahead of Vaka Eiva 2009 starting this Friday November 20. Te Tupu o te Manava under 14 and 16 girls spent the day working on their turns with junior coach John Taulu on hand giving advice and motivating […]

Junior cricket starts up

Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Cricket

Bridging the cap between junior and senior cricket is the aim of the newly launched junior cricket programme. The Cook Islands Cricket Association launched its new junior cricket programme at St Joseph’s primary school on Wednesday. The cricket association was bowled over with the enthusiasm with which the school kids and teachers took to the […]

Soccer at Nikao and Tupapa

Friday 13 November 2009 | Published in Football

The Nikao and Tupapa sports fields are the two venues to catch this Saturday’s soccer action. 2008 champions the Nikao Sokattak will host the west side team from Arorangi while Tupapa will host Takuvaine. – MW Following are tomorrow’s soccer draws and referee appointments: Nikao Sokattak vs Arorangi at Nikao – 1.20pm U13 boys, Ref-Maara […]

World rankings

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

2005 1 NEW ZEALAND 2 ENGLAND 3 AUSTRALIA 4 JAMAICA 5 SOUTH AFRICA 6 NORTHERN IRELAND 7 SAMOA 8 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 9 BOTSWANA 10 COOK ISLANDS 11 WALES 12 SCOTLAND 13 FIJI 14 MALAYSIA 15 CANADA 16 USA 17 ST. LUCIA 18 BARBADOS 19 ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 20 BERMUDA 1 AUSTRALIA 2 NEW ZEALAND […]

PNG players treated

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Saturday 22: The Papua New Guinea netball team experienced a little bit of home in Rarotonga last weekend as the PNG community held a dinner for them. Around 20 people gathered at the Pulu family’s home in Takuvaine to meet the team and provide a traditional mumu (umu). Adi Uluibia, Fiji born but PNG raised, […]

Emile Kairua from mine host to marketing

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Saturday 22: August 14 is a significant date in the life of Emile Kairua Jnr. Firstly it’s his birthday. He signed up as the Edgewater Resort & Spa’s sales and marketing manager on that day in 2006. He then took on the job as general manager on the same day a year later. And just […]

Matariki Wilson's dream team…

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Saturday 22: No doubt many netball fans have picked their own ‘dream team’ after watching 70 high quality netball games at the 2009 World Youth Netball Championships. I don’t claim to be a netball expert – just a huge fan – but I’d love to see this team take on the Aussies. On my reserves […]

Wednesday's Results

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Grand Final Draw

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Malaysia tops PNG

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Thursday 20: Malaysia coach Aminah Asaari is pleased with her team’s placing at the World Youth Netball Championships, even if they did drop one place in rankings. Malaysia beat Papua New Guinea (62-34) yesterday in the playoff for 15th and 16th, after leading right from the start. Asaari said that they had come to improve […]

Finals march tonight

Wednesday 26 August 2009 | Published in Netball

Thursday 20: The World Youth Netball Championships will come to a close today after the grand finals of the championships between New Zealand and Australia. The grand final match will start at 6pm with the closing ceremony to follow at 7.30pm. The public and invited guests are asked to be at the Telecom Sports Arena […]