List of Cook Islands national rugby league team results

The following is a list of Cook Islands national rugby league team results from their debut in 1986.[1]

All-time Record

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Opponent Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
  American Samoa 1 1 0 0 100% 22 20 +2
  Fiji 13 5 1 7 38.46% 219 349 –130
  Ireland 1 1 0 0 100% 22 6 +16
  Lebanon 3 2 1 0 66.67% 80 66 +14
  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0% 10 134 –124
  New Zealand Maori 12 4 1 7 33.33% 216 312 –96
  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0% 10 134 –124
  New Zealand Residents 2 0 0 2 0% 6 62 –56
  Niue 3 2 0 1 66.67% 67 74 –7
  Papua New Guinea 7 0 0 7 0% 94 270 –176
  Rotuma 1 0 0 1 0% 10 17 –17
  Russia 1 1 0 0 100% 58 20 +38
  Samoa 9 2 0 7 22.22% 128 386 –258
  Scotland 1 1 0 0 100% 21 10 +11
  South Africa 1 1 0 0 100% 66 6 +60
  Tokelau 1 1 0 0 100% 19 10 +9
  Tonga 12 1 0 11 8.33% 151 425 –274
  United States 3 2 0 1 66.67% 122 56 +66
  Wales 3 2 0 1 66.67% 52 74 –22
Total 78 26 3 49 33.33% 1373 2431 –1058

Results

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1980s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
27 October 1986   Cook Islands 22–8   Niue 1986 Pacific Cup   Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga Unknown
31 October 1986   Cook Islands 10–32   Māori Unknown
2 November 1986   Cook Islands 0–48   Western Samoa Unknown
18 October 1988   Cook Islands 19–10   Tokelau 1988 Pacific Cup   Apia Park, Samoa Unknown
20 October 1988   Western Samoa 52–16   Cook Islands Unknown
26 October 1988   Cook Islands 20–70   Māori Unknown
29 October 1988   Cook Islands 6–19   Tonga Unknown

1990s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
2 June 1990   Cook Islands 21–15  BARLA 1990 BARLA Tour   Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 2,500[2]
20 October 1992   Cook Islands 23–22   Niue 1992 Pacific Cup   Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
22 October 1992   Cook Islands 6–26   Tonga Unknown
24 October 1992   Cook Islands 12–66   Western Samoa Unknown
26 October 1992   Cook Islands 6–58   Fiji Unknown
June 1994   Cook Islands 28–12  BARLA 1994 BARLA Tour   Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 3,523[3]
21 October 1994   Rotuma 17–10   Cook Islands 1994 Pacific Cup   ANZ National Stadium, Suva 2,000
25 October 1994   Fiji 19–11   Cook Islands 4,000
28 October 1994   American Samoa 20–22   Cook Islands 1,400
4 November 1994   Cook Islands 0–60   Western Samoa 2,000
16 October 1995   Cook Islands 64–6   United States 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament   Post Office Road, Featherstone 3,133
18 October 1995   Cook Islands 58–20   Russia   Hilton Park, Leigh 1,921
20 October 1995   Cook Islands 21–10   Scotland   Wheldon Road, Castleford 2,889
24 October 1995   Cook Islands 22–6   Ireland   Gigg Lane, Bury 4,147
3 July 1996   Cook Islands 8–14   Fiji 1996 Pacific Cup   Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 3,000
10 July 1996   Cook Islands 4–16   New Zealand   Avarua Tereora Stadium 3,000
11 May 1997   Cook Islands 22–14   Fiji 1997 Pacific Cup   Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
13 May 1997   Cook Islands 12–34   Papua New Guinea Unknown
15 May 1997   New Zealand 46–2   Cook Islands Unknown
18 May 1997   Cook Islands 14–38   Papua New Guinea Unknown
24 June 1998   Cook Islands 18–10   Māori Māori Tour   Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 1,500[4]
28 June 1998   Cook Islands 14–24   Māori 1,700[5]
5 July 1998   Cook Islands 8–24   Māori 2,300[6]
7 October 1998   Papua New Guinea 46–6   Cook Islands PNG RL 50th Anniversary Tournament   Lae Rugby League Ground, Lae 8,000[7]
11 October 1998   Cook Islands 16–8   Māori   Kalabond Oval, Kokopo 6,000[8]
14 October 1998   Cook Islands 22–30   Tonga 6,000[9]
18 October 1998   Cook Islands 6–28   Māori   Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 9,000[10]
October 1998   American Samoa 40–34   Cook Islands 1998 Pacific Cup   Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
October 1998   Cook Islands 8–16   Tonga Unknown
October 1998   Cook Islands 22–16   Tokelau Unknown
30 July 1999   Tonga 28–13   Cook Islands Test Series   Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Unknown
3 August 1999   Tonga 42–2   Cook Islands Unknown
4 August 1999   Tonga 34–4   Cook Islands Unknown

2000s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
29 October 2000   Wales 38–6   Cook Islands 2000 Rugby League World Cup   Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 5,060
2 November 2000   Cook Islands 10–84   New Zealand   Madejski Stadium, Reading 3,982
5 November 2000   Cook Islands 22–22   Lebanon   Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 5,500
17 August 2004   Fiji 24–36   Cook Islands Test Series   ANZ National Stadium, Suva Unknown
24 August 2004   Fiji 14–22   Cook Islands Unknown
4 October 2004   Cook Islands 30–38   Tonga Friendly Unknown Unknown
19 October 2004   Cook Islands 18–10   Tonga 2004 Pacific Cup   Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 700
21 October 2004   Cook Islands 20–12   Fiji 1,000
23 October 2004   Māori 4–46   Cook Islands   North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
8 October 2005   Māori 26–26   Cook Islands International Series Unknown Unknown
13 October 2005   Māori   Cook Islands Unknown Unknown
16 October 2005   Māori 16–24   Cook Islands Unknown Unknown
29 September 2006   Cook Islands 14–56   Tonga 2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying   Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney 3,013[11]
4 October 2006   Cook Islands 6–46   Samoa   St Mary's Saints Leagues Stadium, Sydney 3,813[12]
7 October 2006   Cook Islands 4–40   Fiji   CUA Stadium, Penrith 1,713[13]
4 October 2004   Cook Islands 12–50   Fiji Friendly Unknown Unknown
17 October 2009   Cook Islands 22–20   Samoa 2009 Pacific Cup   Barlow Park, Cairns 4,261
24 October 2009   Cook Islands 24–22   Fiji   Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 3,269
1 November 2009   Papua New Guinea 42–14   Cook Islands   Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 10,151

2010s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
7 October 2012   Cook Islands 28–24   Lebanon Friendly   The Crest Stadium, Sydney 2,500[14]
20 October 2013   Cook Islands 0–50   New Zealand Friendly   Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster 4,638[15]
30 October 2013   Cook Islands 20–32   United States 2013 Rugby League World Cup   Memorial Stadium, Bristol 7,247[16]
5 November 2013   Cook Islands 16–22   Tonga   Leigh Sports Village, Leigh 10,554[17]
10 November 2013   Cook Islands 28–24   Wales   The Gnoll, Neath 3,270[18]
3 October 2015   Cook Islands 22–44   Niue Friendly   Sydney N/A [19][20]
17 October 2015   Cook Islands 8–28   Tonga 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying   Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney 4,813[21]
8 May 2016   Cook Islands 30–20   Lebanon Friendly   Belmore Oval, Sydney 2,000[22]
6 May 2017   Cook Islands 22–32   Papua New Guinea International - Pacific Test   Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney 18,271
21 June 2019   Cook Islands 66–6   South Africa 2021 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Repechage   Ringrose Park, Sydney 2,621
16 November 2019   United States 16–38   Cook Islands 2021 Rugby League World Cup qualification – Repechage   Hodges Stadium, Jacksonville 150

2020s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
25 June 2022   Samoa 42–12   Cook Islands Friendly   Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah 10,515
19 October 2022   Wales 18–12   Cook Islands 2021 Rugby League World Cup   Leigh Sports Village, Leigh 6,188
25 October 2022   Papua New Guinea 32–16   Cook Islands   Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington 6,273
30 October 2022   Tonga 92–10   Cook Islands   Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 8,342
15 October 2023   Papua New Guinea 46–10   Cook Islands 2023 Pacific Bowl   PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 7,133
22 October 2023   Cook Islands 18–22   Fiji   PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 7,001
27 October 2024   Cook Islands 6–56   Fiji 2024 Pacific Bowl   ANZ National Stadium, Suva 5,943
3 November 2024   Papua New Guinea 42–20   Cook Islands   PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby TBA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/cook-islands/results.html
  2. ^ The International Grounds of Rugby League Book by Trevor Delaney
  3. ^ The International Grounds of Rugby League
  4. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  5. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  6. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  7. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  8. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  9. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  10. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  11. ^ Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2006-07
  12. ^ Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2006-07
  13. ^ Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2006-07
  14. ^ Report
  15. ^ Report
  16. ^ Report[usurped]
  17. ^ Report[usurped]
  18. ^ Report[usurped]
  19. ^ "Niue rugby league claim biggest scalp yet". Radio New Zealand. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  20. ^ Ewart, Richard (6 October 2016). "Niue topple Cook Islands to boost their stocks on the international stage". ABC. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  21. ^ Report
  22. ^ "Report". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.