Cook Islands national rugby sevens team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Cook Islands women's national rugby sevens team.

Rugby team

Cook Islands Rugby SevensUnion| Cook Islands Rugby Union

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Nickname(s)| Kuki 7s
Coach(es)| Andrew Iro
Captain(s)| Stephen Willis

Team kit

World Cup Sevens
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

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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
1993 | Did Not Enter
1997 | Plate Semifinalists  | 11th  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0
2001 | Plate Quarterfinalists  | 13th  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0
2005 | Did not qualify
2009
2013
2018
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
1998 | Plate Winners  | 9th  | 7  | 5  | 2  | 0
2002 | Bowl Semifinalists  | 11th  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 0
2006 | Bowl Quarterfinalists  | 13th  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 0
2010 | Did not qualify
2014 | Bowl Finalist  | 10th  | 6  | 3  | 3  | 0
2018 | Did not qualify
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
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

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Oceania Sevens

Year  | Round  | Position  | Pld | W | D | L
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

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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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* Koiatu Koiatu
* Terry Piri

## See also

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* Cook Islands national rugby union team (XV)
* Rugby union in the Cook Islands

## 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.

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