Ngakau Toa’s J19 girls will be the only junior crew racing in the Round Rarotonga changes race on Friday.
It will be a bitter sweet Vaka Eiva for Denne’s Boys, a crew of paddlers from various Queensland clubs who have teamed up to travel to Rarotonga and race in the memory of their friend Denne Bourke who tragically went missing in May last year while paddling between islands in the Torres Strait.
Dynamic netball talents will be on show in the Netball already in Paradise tournament.
There is no questioning that today’s grassroots match will bring out the volume in all supporters and players.
It was a slamming weekend for Badminton Cook Islands with the Badminton Under 15s Championship Games taking place on Friday and Saturday from 4pm-7pm at the TSA courts.
Tupapa Maraerenga’s Ladies in Black have claimed the Islander Hotel Women’s 2021 Round Cup Champions title.
In their last group game India defeated Namibia easily and although the result was inconsequential India finished their tournament on a high.
Australia beat West Indies and although England lost to South Africa, they made it to the semis from Group 1 with Australia on the basis of their superior net run rate. New Zealand and Pakistan won their respective matches in Group 2 and confirmed their spots in the semis.
Favourites Tabusoro-Fiji made a perfect start to their Vodafone-Tri Nations 15s campaign at The Swamp in Avatiu on Saturday.
Tupapa Maraerenga greeted Avatiu to their doom in the Tower Insurance premier men’s match on Saturday, the giant killers Avatiu were unable to repeat their shocking takedowns at CIFA Complex.
Today’s premier men’s match will see the mighty white and black take on long-time rivals Avatiu.
It will be do or die in the Rarotonga Cricket Club competition today as teams battle for their spot in next week’s finals.
The first game in the Rarotonga Tri-Nations rugby tournament will be played today at 4pm at the Avatiu field, featuring Team Cook Islands against the Tabusoro Fiji Team.
Arorangi Redbacks and Muri are through to the Rarotonga Cricket Club finals after recording wins in the top place playoffs last weekend.
With a massive win over Bangladesh, Australia gave a big boost to their chances of making it to the semifinals on Day 13 of the T20 World Cup.
Top golfers will be battling it out in the three-day 2021 Rarotonga Amateur Golf Open which tees off today at the Rarotonga Golf Club course in Nikao.
Last week at Raemaru Park, the crowd experienced some shocking turn of events in the Islander Women’s division, when Titikaveka defeated Puaikura FC.
New Zealand kept on track for a semifinal spot by surviving a scare from Scotland and India finally opened their account with a big win over the dangerous Afghanistan on Day 12 of the T20 World Cup.
The Cook Islands Triathlon Association held their second mountain biking ride for the Movember initiative on Saturday. After a successful first ride the weekend before they were excited to get together and get riding again for the cause.
South Africa routed Bangladesh to remain second on the points table in Group 1 whereas Pakistan continued their dominance in Group 2 with an easy win over Namibia on day 11 of the T20 World Cup.
A new week of football competition will be welcomed today as grassroots kicks off the week at CIFA Complex in Matavera.
Another all-round performance by England against Sri Lanka on day 10 has confirmed their spot in the semifinals of the T20 World Cup whereas Sri Lanka will now need a statistical miracle to progress further.