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

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Cook Islands national XIII at test level up until 23 October 2025.[2]

Opponent Matches Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
 American Samoa 1 1 0 0 100% 22 20 +2
 Fiji 15 5 1 9 33.33% 251 449 –198
 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 –56
New Zealand Maori 12 4 1 7 33.33% 216 312 –96
New Zealand Residents 2 0 0 2 0% 10 134 –124
 Niue 3 2 0 1 66.67% 67 74 –7
 Papua New Guinea 8 0 0 8 0% 114 312 –198
Rotuma 1 0 0 1 0% 10 17 –17
 Russia 1 1 0 0 100% 58 20 +38
 Samoa 8 2 0 6 25% 112 334 –222
 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% 1,403 2,459 –1056

Results

1980s

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

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
2 June 1990  Cook Islands 21–15 BARLA 1990 BARLA Tour Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga 2,500[3]
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[4]
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[5]
28 June 1998  Cook Islands 14–24  Māori 1,700[6]
5 July 1998  Cook Islands 8–24  Māori 2,300[7]
7 October 1998  Papua New Guinea 46–6  Cook Islands PNG RL 50th Anniversary Tournament Lae Rugby League Ground, Lae 8,000[8]
11 October 1998  Cook Islands 16–8  Māori Kalabond Oval, Kokopo 6,000[9]
14 October 1998  Cook Islands 22–30  Tonga 6,000[10]
18 October 1998  Cook Islands 6–28  Māori Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 9,000[11]
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

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[12]
4 October 2006  Cook Islands 6–46  Samoa St Mary's Saints Leagues Stadium, Sydney 3,813[13]
7 October 2006  Cook Islands 4–40  Fiji CUA Stadium, Penrith 1,713[14]
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

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
7 October 2012  Cook Islands 28–24  Lebanon Friendly The Crest Stadium, Sydney 2,500[15]
20 October 2013  Cook Islands 0–50  New Zealand Friendly Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster 4,638[16]
30 October 2013  Cook Islands 20–32  United States 2013 Rugby League World Cup Memorial Stadium, Bristol 7,247[17]
5 November 2013  Cook Islands 16–22  Tonga Leigh Sports Village, Leigh 10,554[18]
10 November 2013  Cook Islands 28–24  Wales The Gnoll, Neath 3,270[19]
3 October 2015  Cook Islands 22–44  Niue Friendly Sydney N/A [20][21]
17 October 2015  Cook Islands 8–28  Tonga 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney 4,813[22]
8 May 2016  Cook Islands 30–20  Lebanon Friendly Belmore Oval, Sydney 2,000[23]
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

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 12–18  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 Unknown
18 October 2025  Fiji 44–24  Cook Islands 2025 Pacific Bowl PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
25 October 2025  Papua New Guinea 40–28  Cook Islands PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,864
9 November 2025  Cook Islands 58–6  South Africa 2026 World Cup Qualification – Southern Hemisphere Playoff Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney 3,245
18 October 2026  Fiji –  Cook Islands 2026 World Cup Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle
25 October 2026  New Zealand –  Cook Islands Te Kaha, Christchurch
31 October 2026  Australia –  Cook Islands North Queensland Stadium, Townsville

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/cook-islands/results.html
  2. ^ "Head to Head". Rugby League Planet. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ The International Grounds of Rugby League Book by Trevor Delaney
  4. ^ The International Grounds of Rugby League
  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. ^ Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999
  12. ^ Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2006-07
  13. ^ Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2006-07
  14. ^ Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2006-07
  15. ^ Report
  16. ^ Report
  17. ^ Report
  18. ^ Report
  19. ^ Report
  20. ^ "Niue rugby league claim biggest scalp yet". Radio New Zealand. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  21. ^ Ewart, Richard (6 October 2016). "Niue topple Cook Islands to boost their stocks on the international stage". ABC. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  22. ^ Report
  23. ^ "Report". Archived from the original on 2017-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
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