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Cook Islands
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Team information
Nickname	; The kuki's
Governing body	; Cook Islands Rugby League Association;
Region	; Asia-Pacific;
Head coach	; Tony Iro;
Captain	; Alex Glenn;
Home stadium	; Avarua Tereora Stadium;
RLIF ranking	; 31st
Uniforms
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Team results
	; First international;
	; Cook Islands 22-8 Niue ; (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986)
	; Biggest win;
	; Cook Islands 64-8United States ; (Featherstone, England; 1995)
	; Biggest defeat;
	; New Zealand 84–10 Cook Islands ; (Reading, England; 2000)
	; World Cup;
Appearances	; 2 (first time in 2000)
Best result	; Group stage, 2000; 2013;

The Cook Islands national rugby league team has been participating in international rugby league football competition since 1986. The team is controlled by the governing body for rugby league in Cook Islands, Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA), which is currently a member of the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC). They are currently ranked 31st in the RLIF World Rankings.

History

1990s

Before 1995, the Cooks’ international experience was limited to participation in the Pacific Cup, and hosting the touring British Amateur Rugby League Association Great Britain Amateur teams. Nonetheless, the sizeable number of expatriate Cook Islanders living and playing in New Zealand has ensured that they have never been short of players with rugby league experience.

They won the 1995 Emerging Nations tournament, defeating United States, Russia and Scotland before beating Ireland in the final.

In 1996 and 1997 the Cook Islands competed in the Super League World Nines. They also played several full internationals against other South Pacific nations, most notably as part of the Papua New Guinea 50th Anniversary Tournament in October 1998. 2000 saw the Cook Islands competing in the World Cup for the first time. They finished third in their pool after losing to Wales and the Kiwis and only managing a draw against Lebanon.

2000s

The Cook Islands successfully toured New Zealand in 2005 with a three test series against the New Zealand Māori ending in a draw after the first test was drawn 26–26 and the second and third tests were split between both sides.

The Cook Islands played Fiji, Tonga and Samoa in the Pacific pool of Qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji and Tonga qualified, and Samoa earned a second chance in the repecharge round. The Cook Islands, having lost to all three teams, were eliminated.

The Cook Islands participated in the 2009 Pacific Cup. Having beaten Samoa to earn a place in the tournament, they went on to defeat favourites Fiji and earn a place in the final of the competition.

2010s

The Cook Islands were given automatic entry into the 2013 Rugby League World Cup they were placed in Pool D alongside Wales and the United States before playing an Inter-Group match against Tonga. Going into the Tournament, 'the Kukis' had never won a World Cup match. The team lost to the USA and to Tonga, but they won their last match against the Tournament co-hosts Wales, making history for the sport of rugby league in the Cook Islands. This is the Cook Islands' best Rugby League World Cup result to date.

In October 2015 the Cook Islands took on Tonga in the Asia-Pacific elimination play-off to determine which of the two Asia-Pacific nations would qualify for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. After a tight first half, the Tongans would go on win the match scoring 16 points within the last 20 minutes of the game.

Players

For all past and present players who have appeared for the national team, see Cook Islands national rugby league team players.

Current squad

The Cook Islands Squad for the Test against PNG in May 2017.^[1]

Pos.	Player	Club
Fullback	Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	New Zealand Warriors
Wing	Geoff Daniela	St. Marys Saints
Wing	Reuben Rennie	Mounties RLFC
Centre	Marata Niukore	Parramatta Eels
Centre	Esan Marsters	Wests Tigers
Five-eighth	Johnathon Ford	Toulouse Olympique
Halfback	Isaac John	Mounties RLFC
Prop	Carne Doyle-Manga	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Prop	Moses Noovao-McGreal	Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles
Prop	Ezra Howe	Tweed Heads Seagulls
Prop	Sam Mataora	Newcastle Knights
Prop	Uiti Baker	Wests Rosellas
Hooker	Aaron Teroi	Newcastle Thunder
Second-row	Alex Glenn (Captain)	Brisbane Broncos
Second-row	Makahesi Makatoa	Canberra Raiders
Second-row	Reuben Porter	Sydney Roosters
Second-row	Kobe Tararo	Gold Coast Titans
Lock	David Munro	Townsville Blackhawks

Tournament history

Rugby League World Cup

Rugby League World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
1954	Did not participate
1957
1960
1968
1970
1972
1975
1977
1985–88
1989–92
1995	Did not qualify
2000	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	38	144
2008	Did not qualify
2013	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	64	78
2017	Did not qualify
Total	–	–	6	1	1	4	102	222

Other competitions

The Cook Islands have also participated in:

Pacific Cup (since 1986)

Super League World Nines (1996, 1997)

Super League Oceania Tournament (1997)

Papua New Guinea 50th Anniversary Tournament (1998)

Pacific Rim Competition (2004)

Results and fixtures

Below are the previous 5 matches of the national team. For all past match results, see the team's results page.

6 May 2017
15:15

Papua New Guinea	32–22	Cook Islands
	Report

Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Attendance: 4,813

8 May 2016
15:00

Cook Islands	30–20	Lebanon
	Report

Belmore Oval, Belmore
Attendance: 2,000

17 October 2015
20:00

Tonga	28–8	Cook Islands
	Report

Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Attendance: 4,813

10 November 2013
14:00

Cook Islands	28–24	Wales
	Report

The Gnoll, Neath
Attendance: 3,270

5 November 2013
20:00

Tonga	22–16	Cook Islands
	Report

Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
Attendance: 10,554

References

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External links

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v t e Cook Islands national rugby league team
Federation	Cook Islands Rugby League Association
Statistics	Players Results
World Cups	2000 2013
Pacific Cups	1986 1988 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

v t e Rugby league in Oceania
Main articles	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga
Major federations	Asia-Pacific Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga
Major competitions	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands
National teams	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands East Timor Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna
Women's national teams	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Tokelau Tonga
Pacific Cup	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009
International competitions	Anzac Test Pacific Rugby League International Four Nations Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy
National competitions	National Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League premiership State of Origin series

v t e Lists of International rugby league results
Americas	Canada Jamaica United States
Asia-Pacific	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Tonga
Europe	England France Great Britain Greece Ireland Italy Russia Serbia Scotland Wales
Middle East-Africa	Lebanon South Africa
Other	World Rankings

v t e Rugby League International Federation
Full members	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Ireland Italy Jamaica Lebanon New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia South Africa Tonga Ukraine Wales
Affiliate nations	Canada Chile Czech Republic Germany Greece Malta Netherlands Norway Spain United States
Observer nations	American Samoa Argentina Austria Belgium Bosnia Brazil Bulgaria Colombia Denmark Estonia Georgia Hong Kong Hungary Japan Latvia Mexico Moldova Morocco New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island Philippines Poland Solomon Islands Sweden Thailand Tokelau Turkey Uruguay Vanuatu
International competitions	Men's World Cup Women's World Cup Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup Four Nations Anzac Test The Ashes Asian Cup Baskerville Shield European Cup European Shield European Bowl Mediterranean Cup Pacific Cup Saint Patrick's Day Test Slavic Cup Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Atlantic Cup Colonial Cup Nordic Cup Milan Kosanovic Cup Balkans Cup
Awards and rankings	Hall of Fame RLIF Awards World Rankings
Teams list	Men's Women's

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