Cook Islands national rugby sevens team explained

Country:Cook Islands Rugby Sevens
Nickname:Kuki 7s
Coach:Andrew Iro
Union:Cook Islands Rugby Union
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World Cup Apps:2
Year:1997
Best:11th (1997)
Captain:Stephen Willis

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.

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.[1]

They competed at the 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship in Brisbane, and finished eighth overall after losing to Australia in the seventh place playoff.[2] [3]

Tournament history

The Cook Islands has not qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
YearRoundPosition
1993Did Not Enter
1997Plate Semifinalists11th6330
2001Plate Quarterfinalists13th6330
2005Did not qualify
2009
2013
2018
2022
Total 0 Titles 2/8 12 6 6 0

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPosition
1998Plate Winners9th7520
2002Bowl Semifinalists11th4130
2006Bowl Quarterfinalists13th4130
2010Did not qualify
2014Bowl Finalist10th6330
2018Did not qualify
2022
Total 0 Titles 4/7 21 10 11 0

Pacific Games

Pacific Games
YearRoundPosition
1999Did Not Compete
2003Cup Final6402
2007Plate Final6th6204
2011Did Not Compete
2015
2019Bronze Final4th5302
20237th Place Playoff8th5104
Total0 Titles4/72210012

Oceania Sevens

Oceania Sevens
YearRoundPosition
2008Bronze Final5302
2009Plate Final5th7304
2010Plate Final5th6303
2011Plate Final5th7304
2012Bronze Final4th6204
2013Bronze Final4th6303
20147th Place Playoff7th6303
2015Plate Final5th6303
20165th Place Playoff6th6303
20175th Place Playoff6th6204
20185th Place Playoff6th5203
20199th Place Playoff10th6105
2021Did Not Compete
2022
20237th Place Playoff8th5203
Total0 Titles13/157733044

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-11-08. Sport: Cook Islands target World 7s Series return. 2021-10-21. RNZ. en-nz.
  2. Web site: 2023-11-11 . Cook Islands men's 7s make strong start . 2023-11-12 . Cook Islands News . en.
  3. Web site: Grey . Lachlan . 2023-11-12 . Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris . 2023-11-12 . www.rugby.com.au . en.