Leaguename: | Cook Islands Rugby League Association |
Founded: | 1962 |
Rlif: | 1962 (Test nation) |
Region: | APRL |
Regionyear: | 2010 (full; founder) |
Remit: | Cook Islands |
Countryflag: | Cook Islands |
Updated: | 1 July 2009 |
The Cook Islands Rugby League Association are the governing body for rugby league in Cook Islands. They are based in the capital Rarotonga, the League has suffered financially due to member leagues not paying affiliation fees.[1] [2]
They were founded in 1949 and have been members of the Rugby League International Federation since 1974.
Along with the governing bodies of Tonga, Samoa, Fiji and the Cook Islands, they founded the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation in December 2009.