Rugby team
Cook Islands Rugby Sevens Union Cook Islands Rugby Union Nickname(s) Kuki 7s Coach(es) Andrew Iro Captain(s) Stephen Willis
Appearances 2 (First in 1997 ) Best result 11th (1997 )
Kenya sevens team playing the Cook Islands at 2014 Commonwealth Games
The Cook Islands national rugby sevens team represents the Cook Islands in rugby sevens internationally. They have participated in two Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments, in 1997 and 2001, and have also competed at the Commonwealth Games on four occasions. They qualified for the 2014 Hong Kong Sevens tournament and played in the World Series Qualifiers.[ 1]
The Cook Islands also compete in the Oceania Sevens Championships and the Pacific Games .
History
Cook Islands lost to Papua New Guinea at the 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship which denied them a place at the Sydney and Hamilton legs of the World Series and also qualification for the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens .[ 2]
They competed at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane , and finished eighth overall after losing to Australia in the seventh place playoff.[ 3] [ 4]
Tournament history
The Cook Islands has not qualified for the Summer Olympics .
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Commonwealth Games
Pacific Games
Pacific Games
Year
Round
Position
1999
Did Not Compete
2003
Cup Final
6
4
0
2
2007
Plate Final
6th
6
2
0
4
2011
Did Not Compete
2015
2019
Bronze Final
4th
5
3
0
2
2023
7th Place Playoff
8th
5
1
0
4
Total
0 Titles
4/7
22
10
0
12
Oceania Sevens
Oceania Sevens
Year
Round
Position
2008
Bronze Final
5
3
0
2
2009
Plate Final
5th
7
3
0
4
2010
Plate Final
5th
6
3
0
3
2011
Plate Final
5th
7
3
0
4
2012
Bronze Final
4th
6
2
0
4
2013
Bronze Final
4th
6
3
0
3
2014
7th Place Playoff
7th
6
3
0
3
2015
Plate Final
5th
6
3
0
3
2016
5th Place Playoff
6th
6
3
0
3
2017
5th Place Playoff
6th
6
2
0
4
2018
5th Place Playoff
6th
5
2
0
3
2019
9th Place Playoff
10th
6
1
0
5
2021
Did Not Compete
2022
2023
7th Place Playoff
8th
5
2
0
3
Total
0 Titles
13/15
77
33
0
44
Players
Cook Islands squad to the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara , Solomon Islands :
Players
Brian Akava
Albert Etuete
Robert Heather
Te Ara Henderson
Apolo Johnson
James Kora
Mataroa Maui
Okirua Naea
Alistair Newbigging
Taio Taio
Habasaloma Tamarua
Timothy Tangirere
Leandro Vakatini
Stephen Willis
Notable players
See also
References
Governing body National teams
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