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Thursday 17 October 2013 | Published in Regional

The Cook Islands rugby league squad are set to take on the Kiwis from New Zealand in their warm up match in Doncaster, England on October 20.

The game will be the last opportunity both teams will have to iron out their starting line up and game plan ahead of the Rugby League World Cup kicking off on Saturday, October 26 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, when Wales takes on Italy and co-host England plays Australia. Today we share some of the photos of the Cooks team in final preparation mode in Doncaster.