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The following is a list of Cook Islands national rugby league team results from their debut in 1986.
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance |
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1986 | Cook Islands | 22–8 | Niue | 1986 Pacific Cup | Avarua Tereora Stadium, Rarotonga | |
1986 | Cook Islands | 10–32 | Māori | |||
1986 | Cook Islands | 0–48 | Western Samoa | |||
1988 | Cook Islands | 19–10 | Tokelau | 1988 Pacific Cup | Apia Park, Samoa | |
1988 | Western Samoa | 52–16 | Cook Islands | |||
1988 | Cook Islands | 20–70 | Māori | |||
1988 | Cook Islands | 6–19 | Tonga |
? * New Zealand Māori def. Cook Islands 24–12, December 2006 ? * Cook Islands def. New Zealand Māori 18–16, December 2006 ? * Tonga def. Cook Islands 38–30 (4 October 2004)
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance |
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2022 | Wales | – | Cook Islands | 2021 Rugby League World Cup | Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | |
2022 | Papua New Guinea | – | Cook Islands | Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington | ||
2022 | Tonga | – | Cook Islands | Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough |
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