Rugby Union
Payday for players $38k vs $700
Monday 21 November 2016 | Published in Rugby Union
TWO FIJIANS playing for England at Twickenham will each earn $38,700 for their efforts this weekend while their homeland opposites will pocket just $700 each.
Schoolboys Sevens receive a bit of extra support
Friday 18 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
THE COOK ISLANDS Schoolboys Under-15 team received a timely boost from Bluesky last week.
Rugby focus on 'imports'
Wednesday 16 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
DISCUSSION surrounding the import players at the Cook Islands International Sevens versus development of the game took the centre stage at the Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) meeting last week.
Magnificent Fiji Sevens lose to ABs
Monday 14 November 2016 | Published in Rugby Union
BEAUDEN Barrett has given a shout out to his Hurricanes and All Blacks team-mates after winning New Zealand's fifth consecutive World Rugby player of the year award.
CI Sevens teams start with wins
Friday 11 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
THE MEN’S Cook Islands Sevens side almost pulled the biggest upset of the tournament at the Oceania Sevens Championship in Suva, Fiji yesterday.
Season review now on today
Thursday 10 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
THE 2016 Cook Islands Rugby Union season review meeting on Tuesday failed to reach a quorum.
Sevens hope for perfect start
Thursday 10 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
COOK ISLANDS men’s side will be hoping to make a perfect start to their campaign in the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship today in Suva, Fiji.
Brooke Fires back at Woodward
Wednesday 9 November 2016 | Published in Rugby Union
ALL BLACKS legend Zinzan Brooke has fired back at former England and Lions coach Sir Clive Woodward after his heavy criticism of the All Blacks following their first ever defeat by Ireland on the weekend.
Cooks set for Sevens battle
Tuesday 8 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
THE COOK ISLANDS men’s team left the country on Sunday with high hopes of making it through to the Sevens circuit.
Back-to-back for Tabusoro
Monday 7 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
IT’S ALL about the men. In the Cook Islands Sevens tournament presented by Bluesky, the feature match was the battle between defending champions Tabusoro and Avatiu Gold.
Irish eyes smiling after beating ABs
Monday 7 November 2016 | Published in Rugby Union
One HUNDRED and eleven years of frustration, and maybe even anger, ended for Ireland when they stunned the All Blacks by beating them 40-29 in Chicago.
Favourites into quarters
Monday 7 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
DEFENDING champions Tabusoro is through to the Cook Islands International Sevens Tournament cup quarter-finals after two early wins in the pool play.
Sevens get underway
Friday 4 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
LONE local side Landholdings Limited kicked off their Cook Islands International Sevens tournament with a win in the women’s competition yesterday.
Dash for Cash gets the Sevens running
Friday 4 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
THE 2016 Cook Islands International Sevens tournament kicked off to a boisterous start yesterday.
And now it's on
Friday 4 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
PJs face Blueforce in showdown
Thursday 3 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
PJs WILL take on Blueforce in the Edgewater Resort and Spa Spring Mixed Handball Competition 2016 showdown next week.
Let the Sevens begin!
Thursday 3 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
IT ALL begins today. The battle for supremacy in the 27th Cook Islands International Sevens Tournament kicks off at 4pm at the BCI Stadium in Nikao.
Warriors are in for a Sevens fight
Wednesday 2 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
AFTER failing to make it through to the Cup quarter-finals last year, Atiu Warriors are keen to go up a notch in this year’s Cook Islands International Sevens tournament.
Stallions pull out of Sevens
Tuesday 1 November 2016 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Rugby Union
AN ELEVENTH hour withdrawal of a team from the Cook Islands International Sevens has not dampened the spirit of the organisers of the annual tournament.
A year on and those
Tuesday 1 November 2016 | Published in Rugby Union
All Blacks still leadTHIS ANNIVERSARY might have snuck up on even the most dedicated of rugby romantics.
