Cook Islands at the Rugby League World Cup

Cook Islands have competed in two editions of the Rugby League World Cup. They were eliminated at the group stage on both occasions.

Tournament results

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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
  2021 qualified
Total 6 1 1 4 102 222

Tournaments

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Key
Colour Meaning
Qualifiers to the next round

2000

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Points
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 206 28 +178 6
  Wales 3 2 0 1 80 86 −6 4
  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 44 110 −66 1
  Cook Islands 3 0 1 2 38 144 −106 1
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 6–38   Wales Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
10–84   New Zealand Madejski Stadium, Reading
22–22   Lebanon Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

2013

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Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− Pts
  United States 3 2 0 1 13 64 58 +6 4
  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 12 64 78 –14 2
  Wales 3 0 0 3 11 56 84 –28 0
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 20–32   United States Memorial Stadium, Bristol
16–22   Tonga Leigh Sports Village, Leigh
28–24   Wales The Gnoll, Neath

2021

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Tonga 3 3 0 0 148 34 +114 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 86 40 +46 4
3   Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 44 136 −92 2
4   Wales 3 0 0 3 18 86 −68 0
Source: rlwc2021
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage   Wales England
  Papua New Guinea England
  Tonga England

References

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