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Sevens hopefuls called to training

Local club rugby players who feel they have what it takes to represent the country in rugby sevens are invited to training this Wednesday. Rarotonga based assistant coach Vaivase Samania is calling all players to training at the BCI Stadium in Nikao this Wednesday starting at 5.30pm. The training and trials is open to anyone […]

Kiters gear up for comp

It’s time for the Cook Islands Kitesurfing Competition. Professional riders from the Kite Asia Tour, local competitors and big-time circuit judges leave this weekend for Aitutaki, where they will stay for the duration of next week. Last year’s local champion Pauro Arnold is joining them. Kiters are this weekend praying to the wind gods, and […]

Wins for Panthers, Cowboys, Eels

The Tupapa Panthers, Arorangi Cowboys and Avatiu Eels senior A rugby teams registered wins in the first round of the 2012 rugby union season at the weekend. At Victoria the game of the week between the Panthers and Takuvaine Reds was a frantic match marred by handling errors by both sides. The Panthers won the […]

Come and play football today!

The first week of Come and Play Football saw a huge crowd of children accompanied by their parents to the CIFA complex for fun football and small sided games. Laughter and excitement echoed across the two pitches while children shared amongst themselves what they have learned from their sessions. Over the five years that Come […]

Club rugby action on today

Titikaveka, Arorangi and Tupapa are the places to catch all the rugby action today as the 2012 rugby union season kicks into gear. The season officially kicked off on Friday afternoon when the Titikaveka Bulls hosted the Avatiu Eels in the under 16 grade clash at Titikaveka field. Remaining games between these two clubs will […]

Palm Grove tournament a close contest

Following close results in the second round of the Palm Grove tournament at Rarotonga Golf Club, the final round promised to be a nail-biter. There were playoffs and count-backs in many of the divisions last Saturday. Some of these playoffs and count-backs featured players who were not among the leaders after two rounds so it […]

Bulls and Eels kick off rugby season

The Titikaveka Bulls and Avatiu Eels under 16 grades will kick off the 2012 rugby union season with their clash at the Titikaveka field today. This game is being played today out of respect for the Seventh Day Adventists players in the Titikaveka Bulls team. The team will play all their games this afternoon and […]

Matenga a sports legend

Cook Islands netballer Margaret Matenga has this week been inducted into the Sports Legends of Wellington. Matenga was one of three legends announced this week to celebrate the achievements of the very best of Wellington sportspeople. Matenga was part of the legendary 1987 New Zealand Silver Fern side that won the Netball World Cup, a […]

Olympic team confirmed

The Cook Islands will send a team of eight athletes to the London Olympics next month. The team was named and confirmed at the Olympic Fun Run last night where sports supporters rallied at the Punanga Nui Markets to support Team Cook Islands athletes. National sailor Helema Williams, weightlifter Luisa Peters and slalom canoeist Josh […]

Fun run this afternoon

Show your support for Team Cook Islands and the Olympic sports in the Cook Islands by joining this afternoon’s ‘Olympic Fun Run’ starting at the Punanga Nui market at 5pm. Today’s event is for the community at large and groups of supporters from the codes confirmed to represent the country at the London Olympics are […]

Xtreme grads take a break

Some people would call them ”crazies“ or even ”freaks“! We’re talking about the very brave few who have thus far taken on the Xtreme Fitness Challenge, having just completed its fifth intake. What is it that makes people, who on the outside seem like perfectly normal and sane people, punish their bodies day in and […]

Takuvaine Reds on fire!

Leah Tumutoa of the Takuvaine premier netball team flies through the air as she drives the ball towards her team’s goal. The team faced Arorangi on Friday night at the TSA and after a close battle at the start – Takuvaine lifted the tempo of the game to comfortably win the game 63-43 and not […]

Gear up for golden oldies rugby

The golden oldies rugby kicks off this Friday at the Nikao field to coincide with the start of the 2012 rugby union season. Any person over 35 can join and play according to the golden oldies rules. One of those rules is you cannot run more than 20 metres without passing the ball and players […]

Club rugby kicks off this week

A full on season of club rugby, age grade rugby and special ‘rugby celebration’ events is in store for local rugby fans starting this Friday and Saturday. The 2012 season will kick off on Friday and run for 10 rounds before crunch time in early September when the semi and finals are scheduled. The first […]

Tennis goes into schools

Nikao Maori Primary School students flocked to the tennis centre in Nikao yesterday to play some fun tennis in the sun. The kids are the first lot of students to go through the ANZ tennis in schools programme being run by Tennis Cook Islands national coach Malcolm Kajer assisted by ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme coordinator […]

International riders coming to Aitutaki

It’s just one week out from the Cook Islands’ international kiteboarding competition, and the wind gods are giving local riders a chance to get in some last-minute practice. This year the competition is looking to be bigger – more riders, more media and hopefully more wind – and the Cook Islands Kitesurfing Association is urging […]

Tupapa under 19s win tens tournament

More tennis in schools

Tennis is set to spread like wildfire across Rarotonga schools as the ‘tennis in schools’ programme, sponsored by ANZ Bank, starts today. The programme will run for the next five weeks under national tennis coach Malcolm Kajer and assisted by enthusiastic sports coach of the ANZ Tamariki Sports Programme Ake Hosea-Winterflood. The pair expect to […]