Rugby Union
Savea misses the cut for All Blacks squad
Tuesday 8 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Wing Julian Savea is the high-profile absentee from the All Blacks Rugby Championship squad named on Sunday (CI time).
Rugby loss shock for Cook Islands
Monday 7 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Tahiti have beaten the Cook Islands 13-9 to claim the title of Oceania Rugby Cup Champions and take the Oceania 4 qualification spot for the Rugby World Cup.
Eels win in slippery conditions
Monday 7 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Avatiu/Nikao Eels defeated Takuvaine Reds 33-17 on Saturday after a commanding first half performance where they scored 19 unanswered points.
Club XVs set to produce fierce battles
Monday 7 August 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
The Bond Store Rarotonga Club XVs competition returns today after a short break which allowed players to take part in the Te Maeva Nui festival.
Battle for the Cup is on!
Thursday 3 August 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
It’s been a week of merrymaking in the Cook Islands and the national XVs team wants to end it on a high when they take on Tahiti in the Oceania Cup challenge tomorrow.
Sevens prizemoney increases
Thursday 3 August 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
As promised by the organisers, the Cook Islands International Raro Rugby Sevens is set to become bigger and better.
Tahiti ready for the Cooks
Wednesday 2 August 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Tahiti is all set for this Friday’s battle against the Cook Islands at BCI Stadium.
Exciting battle looms in Oceania Cup
Wednesday 2 August 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
Oceania Rugby expects a cracker of a match when the Cook Islands take on Tahiti in the Oceania Cup clash at the BCI Stadium in Nikao later this week.
Cooks to focus on own game plan
Tuesday 1 August 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
Up against a virtually unknown Tahitian outfit, Cook Islands XVs coach Walter Tangata is focusing more on their own game plan rather than the opposition’s tactics ahead of the Oceania Cup battle this Friday.
Perfect hit out before Tahiti battle
Monday 31 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
The Cook Islands national XVs side received a timely boost in a hit out session from a local select team ahead of the Oceania Cup Test match against Tahiti this Friday.
Blast from the past
Saturday 29 July 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
As a build-up to the Rugby World Cup qualifying match between Cook Islands and Tahiti in Rarotonga on Friday August 4, Moana Moeka’a looks back at the Cooks’ rugby team’s participation at the 1971 South Pacific Games in Pape’ete.
For the love of rugby and country
Friday 28 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
Te-Ara Henderson’s passion for rugby and love for his homeland, the Cook Islands, is unquestionable.
World Cup dreams on the card
Thursday 27 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
Twin brothers Greg and Mat Mullany are hoping to help Cook Islands rugby achieve its dream of playing against the elites in the game at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Bulls to host Cowboys in U19 rugby
Thursday 27 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
In the lone Rarotonga Club XVs competition match this week, Titikaveka Bulls will take on Arorangi Cowboys in the under-19 clash today.
Top bet for the Super Rugby title
Thursday 27 July 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Which Super Rugby team is best placed to win ahead of the semifinals? Rugby writers Richard Knowler, Hamish Bidwell, and Aaron Goile debate the issue.
Rugby XV preparing for Oceania test
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
Cook Islands national rugby coach Walter Tangata is working on combinations ahead of the looming Oceania Cup playoff match against Tahiti.
Visiting English schoolboy rugby teams play tests against Tereora
Wednesday 26 July 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Two visiting rugby teams from Malvern College in England competed against Tereora College’s U16 and 1st XV rugby teams at the BCI stadium on Thursday last week.
Rugby heads into break
Tuesday 25 July 2017 | Published in Rugby Union
Round five of the Rarotonga Club XVs competition was a day for running rugby, as teams claimed important wins going into a break.
Panthers sink claws into Eels
Monday 24 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
Tupapa Panthers head into the second round of competition with their tails up after a brilliant performance in the feature match over the weekend.
Battle to keep winning run alive
Monday 24 July 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
There will be a lot at stake in the feature match of round five in the Rarotonga Club XVs competition today.