Cook Islands national rugby sevens team

Cook Islands Rugby Sevens
UnionCook Islands Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Kuki 7s
Coach(es)Andrew Iro
Captain(s)Stephen Willis
Team kit
World Cup Sevens
Appearances2 (First in 1997)
Best result11th (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

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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

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The Cook Islands has not qualified for the Summer Olympics.

Rugby World Cup Sevens

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Rugby World Cup Sevens Record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Scotland 1993 Did Not Enter
Hong Kong 1997 Plate Semifinalists 11th 6 3 3 0
Argentina 2001 Plate Quarterfinalists 13th 6 3 3 0
Hong Kong 2005 Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2009
Russia 2013
United States 2018
South Africa 2022
Total 0 Titles 2/8 12 6 6 0

Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L D
Malaysia 1998 Plate Winners 9th 7 5 2 0
England 2002 Bowl Semifinalists 11th 4 1 3 0
Australia 2006 Bowl Quarterfinalists 13th 4 1 3 0
India 2010 Did not qualify
Scotland 2014 Bowl Finalist 10th 6 3 3 0
Australia 2018 Did not qualify
England 2022
Total 0 Titles 4/7 21 10 11 0

Pacific Games

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Pacific Games
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Guam 1999 Did Not Compete
Fiji 2003 Cup Final 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 4 0 2
Samoa 2007 Plate Final 6th 6 2 0 4
New Caledonia 2011 Did Not Compete
Papua New Guinea 2015
Samoa 2019 Bronze Final 4th 5 3 0 2
Solomon Islands 2023 7th Place Playoff 8th 5 1 0 4
Total 0 Titles 4/7 22 10 0 12

Oceania Sevens

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Oceania Sevens
Year Round Position Pld W D L
Samoa 2008 Bronze Final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 0 2
French Polynesia 2009 Plate Final 5th 7 3 0 4
Australia 2010 Plate Final 5th 6 3 0 3
Samoa 2011 Plate Final 5th 7 3 0 4
Australia 2012 Bronze Final 4th 6 2 0 4
Fiji 2013 Bronze Final 4th 6 3 0 3
Australia 2014 7th Place Playoff 7th 6 3 0 3
New Zealand 2015 Plate Final 5th 6 3 0 3
Fiji 2016 5th Place Playoff 6th 6 3 0 3
Fiji 2017 5th Place Playoff 6th 6 2 0 4
Fiji 2018 5th Place Playoff 6th 5 2 0 3
Fiji 2019 9th Place Playoff 10th 6 1 0 5
Australia 2021 Did Not Compete
New Zealand 2022
Australia 2023 7th Place Playoff 8th 5 2 0 3
Total 0 Titles 13/15 77 33 0 44

Players

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Series qualifying - Hong Kong[usurped]
  2. ^ "Sport: Cook Islands target World 7s Series return". RNZ. 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  3. ^ "Cook Islands men's 7s make strong start". Cook Islands News. 2023-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
  4. ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-12.