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Cook Islands volleyball team gains valuable experience

Despite the results, the Matariki Volleyball Cup 2024 campaign was a great success for Team Cook Islands.

Rugby league

Cook Islands hold top 10 spot

The Cook Islands men’s and women’s rugby league teams are both ranked 10th in the latest International Rugby League world rankings released this week.

Young players shine at Raro 7s

Cook Islands Rugby Union development manager Ben Koteka was pleased with the performance of young players at the Raro Rugby 7s tournament over the weekend.

Rugby Union


Hunt named new Kuki coach

Having been robbed of the chance to represent his Cook Island heritage on the playing field two years ago, Karmichael Hunt is relishing his new role as the country’s head coach.

Rugby league


Cricket World Cup: Clinical Black Caps win again

Google tells me that Interstate 80 in Utah, United States, is the flattest straight road in the world. Before the start of the Black Caps versus the Netherlands match on Sunday, the Hyderabad pitch looked like Interstate 80. Hard, flat, and full of runs, writes Rahul Patil.

Cricket


Panthers, Burraneer Rays claim 7s titles

Tupapa Panthers retained the Raro Rugby 7s men’s title while Sydney’s Burraneer Rays were crowned the new women’s champions at the National Stadium in Nikao over the weekend.

Rugby Union


Manatoa undefeated

The Cook Islands national squad to the Pacific Games made an impressive start on day one of the Raro International 7s tournament at the National Stadium in Nikao yesterday.

Rugby Union


Matavera set to battle Titikaveka

The two country clubs, Matavera and Titikaveka, are bracing for a stimulating but no doubt exciting clashes scheduled to kick off at 11.15am with the Under-15 boy’s category at the Takitumu School grounds.

Football

Tolosa calls for community support

Seeing Cook Islands youths do well and shine in their individual event during sporting tournaments is rewarding, says national sprint/middle-distance coach Michael Tolosa.

Athletics


Panthers claim Social Mixed Netball Tournament title

Netball Cook Islands’ Social Mixed Netball Tournament ended this week with Panthers claiming the top prize.

Netball


Cook Islands Rugby Union: ‘Unruly sideline behaviour will not be tolerated’

The Cook Islands Rugby Union (CIRU) is sending a clear message to all rugby fans: Unruly sideline behaviour will not be tolerated. This message is not only for the Raro 7s tournament which starts this afternoon, but for all future rugby events.

Rugby league


Cricket World Cup: Black Caps make a statement

When Tom Latham won the toss and elected to field first in 34 degrees and 43 per cent humidity at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, I raised an eyebrow, writes Rahul Patil.

Cricket


Cook Islander boxer eyes Olympic qualification at Pacific Games

The Australian super heavyweight boxing champion, Cook Islander Teremoana Samson Teremoana Junior, is all set to square off in the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands from November 1 to 14.

Boxing


Sword-Tua set to make international rugby league debut for Cook Islands

Tupapa Panthers’ Kiana Sword-Tua is the lone Rarotonga-based player named in the Cook Islands Vaine Moana team for the inaugural Pacific Championships which kicks off next week.

Rugby league


Visiting NZ club eyes 7s success

Visiting teams from New Zealand, Te Tai Tokerau U16 men’s and U18 women’s teams, are looking forward to another successful outing this weekend at the Raro 7s tournament.

Rugby Union


Five teams to battle for men’s title

The 34th Raro Rugby 7s International Tournament will feature only five teams in the much-anticipated men’s competition.

Rugby Union


Burra Rays women’s team looks to connect with Pacific heritage at Raro 7s

The Sydney-based Burra Rays Women’s 7s team is in Rarotonga with one goal in mind: to take the Raro 7s title back to Australia.

Rugby Union


Raro 7s to provide national squad members with valuable game time

The Rarotonga-based players in the Cook Islands 7s (union) and 9s (league) women’s teams will enter this weekend’s Raro 7s tournament in a bid to build game fitness ahead of the regional games in the Solomon Islands next month.

Rugby Union

Raro 7s: Welcome to the 34th Raro 7s International tournament

Kia Orana and welcome to all our teams participating in the 34th Raro Rugby 7s International Tournament 2023 to be held at the Tereora National Stadium.

Rugby Union


Cricket World Cup: Is this the year for the Black Caps?

Do you know what happens when you boil milk? The cream rises to the top. I like this format for world cups where every team plays the other as weather permitting the very best make it to the semifinals. By Rahul Patil. Twitter - @rahulpatilnz

Cricket


Cook Islands Nines team named for Pacific Games

UK-based Adam Tangata will headline the Cook Islands 9s rugby league squad to the Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands next month.

League


Visitors ready for 15s clash

The visiting Te Tai Tokerau Natives club from New Zealand will play two matches against the Cook Islands select teams in preparation for this weekend’s Raro 7s tournament.

Rugby Union


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