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The following is a list of Cook Islands national rugby league team results from their debut in 1986. [1]
Opponent | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
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American Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 22 | 20 | +2 |
Fiji | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 38.46% | 219 | 349 | –130 |
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 | –124 |
New Zealand Maori | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 33.33% | 216 | 312 | –96 |
New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 10 | 134 | –124 |
New Zealand Residents | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 6 | 62 | –56 |
Niue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 67 | 74 | –7 |
Papua New Guinea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0% | 94 | 270 | –176 |
Rotuma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10 | 17 | –17 |
Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 58 | 20 | +38 |
Samoa | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 22.22% | 128 | 386 | –258 |
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% | 1373 | 2431 | –1058 |
Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance |
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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 |
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 | 18–12 | 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 | TBA |
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