Touch Rugby
Touch players fired up for new season
Thursday 5 January 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
After a successful one-day touch rugby tournament on Monday, January 2, local touch players are itching to get back on the field for the 2012 season. Touch rugby is normally the first code to kick off the new season of sports, however exactly when the 2012 season will start is yet to be confirmed. The […]
Hot and fast touch rugby action
Wednesday 4 January 2012 | Published in Touch Rugby
A fantastic and full-on day of touch rugby was enjoyed on Monday by a large crowd at the Nikao field where 16 teams battled it out in hot and extremely humid conditions. The one-day competition was the annual Boxing Day tournament which was postponed due to appalling weather on Monday, December 26. Mondays combination of […]
Touch tourney rescheduled for Monday
Friday 30 December 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The annual Boxing Day touch rugby tournament that was supposed to be run on Monday December 26 will now be run on Monday January 2. The tournament was postponed due to the wet and wild weather on Monday and organisers felt that touch players and supporters would get more out of the one-day tournament if […]
All welcome at Boxing Day touch tourney
Saturday 24 December 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Excitement is brewing among touch rugby playing families and groups keen to hit the field for the Boxing Day touch tournament on Monday. The annual tournament has always had a strong and loyal following and this year will be no different with up to 16 teams expected to register for the tournament. The one-day competition […]
Oldies get into touch
Thursday 28 July 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Last Friday touch rugby was played by the golden oldies at the Ngatangiia field. From the outset, referee Taua penalised anyone back-chatting him.His firm control resulted in a fast and free-flowing game. Dawn, of the Central Chiefs, the only female player, showed the men why the ball will always beat the man. Her instincts for […]
Touch team finish 5th at World Cup
Monday 27 June 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The Cook Islands open mens touch rugby squad has finished 5th overall at the Touch Rugby World Cup in Scotland. The squad, ranked 13th in the world heading into the tournament, placed 2nd in their pool and 8th after the preliminary round qualify for the cup competition of the tournament. The squad won 6, lost […]
Touch team through at World Cup
Thursday 23 June 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The Cook Islands open mens touch rugby team have placed in the top 8 teams at the Touch World Cup in Scotland after the preliminary round and progress through to the next stage of the tournament. Nerves and freezing temperatures have been the biggest challenge for the squad however team manager Olivia Heather reports that […]
Touch squad fundraises
Saturday 11 June 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The touch rugby world cup squad will be conducting a run-a-thon today with funds raised to go towards covering the costs of newly selected players into the squad. The team will also be using funds raised today to purchase important items such as a medical and physio kit, recovery sustenance for 5-days of full on […]
House 3 defend Tereora touch title
Thursday 10 March 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Tereora College house three successfully defended their championship title at last Friday’s annual inter house touch rugby tournament. The tournament held at the BCI Stadium was a fun event for students of the national college with many dressing up in their house colours for the day. In the end house three amassed a total of […]
Touch tussle for top spots
Thursday 10 March 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Top women’s tough rugby team, Bounty Hunters, all smiles after their grand finals win against the Kamikaze Heats on Monday. “/> The Kamikaze Bullets, Bounty Hunters and Vikings are the top three touch rugby teams on Rarotonga after emerging as the winners of the touch rugby finals on Monday. In the men’s division the Kamikaze […]
Touch gets down to semi-finals
Monday 28 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
The serious end of the touch rugby season is here as open men’s and women’s teams lace up for the semi finals at the BCI Stadium in Nikao today. At 5.30pm, 2nd placed Vikings will take on 3rd placed Rama in the first open men’s semi finals match of the day followed by 1st placed […]
Crunch time at touch today
Monday 21 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Today is the last day of round robin games in the touch rugby open men and women’s competition. It’s also the last opportunity for teams to really pull out all the stops for a top ranking ahead of next week’s playoffs. On Wednesday will also be the last round robin games for teams in the […]
Touch team in training
Saturday 19 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Local touch rugby reps preparing for the World Cup in June – from left, Olivia Heather (men’s team manager), Edith Nicholas, Apii Rau, Gordon Heather, Geoff Halston, Conrad Piri, Kris Williamson and Teariki Mateariki have been in full-on training mode ahead of the June tournament. The squad have a number of fundraising initiatives running and […]
Mixed touch rugby on today
Wednesday 16 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
Mixed touch rugby teams will take to the BCI Stadium field this evening for another round of action packed games. The first two games on tonight will see the TSL Schnappers take on Westpac on field one while the experienced 007 squad will go head to head with the Educationalists on field two. At 6pm […]
Touch squad prepares for World Cup
Wednesday 16 February 2011 | Published in Touch Rugby
A squad of nine Cook Islands touch rugby players is in full-on training mode as they prepare for the Touch Rugby World Cup in Scotland this coming June. Initially the local based squad was made up of just four men’s players but this number has increased to include eight men and one sole female player. […]
Touch all set to continue
Thursday 30 December 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
The second round of the touch rugby season kicks back into action on Monday, January 10 in the open men and women’s competition. The Boxing Day touch rugby tournament gave local touch rugby stars the opportunity to stay match fit ahead of the second round of the local competition. The tournament on Monday was also […]
Sizzling action at Boxing Day touch
Wednesday 29 December 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
The annual Boxing Day touch rugby tournament on Monday was a huge success with 20 teams taking part in scorching hot conditions. The hot weather only added to the fierce competition with some sizzling hot action seen – especially on the try line. Round robin games were played at both the BCI Stadium and at […]
Touch tourney on Boxing Day
Friday 24 December 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
The annual Boxing Day touch tournament will be held on Monday December 27 rain or shine. Up to 16 teams are expected to contest this fun but competitive tournament and teams can still register on the day. Games will be played at the Nikao field and if the number of teams grows as it is […]
Touch tourney on Boxing Day
Friday 24 December 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
The annual Boxing Day touch tournament will be held on Monday December 27 rain or shine. Up to 16 teams are expected to contest this fun but competitive tournament and teams can still register on the day. Games will be played at the Nikao field and if the number of teams grows as it is […]
Last touch games for season
Monday 6 December 2010 | Published in Touch Rugby
This week will see the last touch rugby games of the season played before the festive season break. And for touch rugby families – the annual Boxing Day tournament is running again this year and will be played out on Monday December 27. Get your registrations in now to avoid disappointment. Meanwhile, tonight’s games will […]