Cook Islands have competed in two editions of the Rugby League World Cup. They were eliminated at the group stage on both occasions.
Tournament results edit
| Rugby League World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
 1954
|
Did not participate | |||||||
 1957
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 1960
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 1968
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| 1970
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| 1972
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| 1975 | ||||||||
| 1977
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| 1985–88 | ||||||||
| 1989–92 | ||||||||
| 1995
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000
|
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 144 |
| 2008
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
  2013
|
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 78 |
 2017
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021
|
qualified | |||||||
| Total | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 102 | 222 |
Tournaments edit
| Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Qualifiers to the next round |
2000 edit
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 28 | +178 | 6 |
| Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 86 | −6 | 4 |
 Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 110 | −66 | 1 |
 Cook Islands
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 144 | −106 | 1 |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage | 6–38 | Wales
|
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| 10–84 | New Zealand
|
Madejski Stadium, Reading | |
| 22–22 | Lebanon
|
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
2013 edit
| Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 64 | 58 | +6 | 4 |
| Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 64 | 78 | –14 | 2 |
| Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 56 | 84 | –28 | 0 |
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage | 20–32 | United States
|
Memorial Stadium, Bristol |
| 16–22 |  Tonga
|
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh | |
| 28–24 | Wales
|
The Gnoll, Neath |
2021 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 34 | +114 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 136 | −92 | 2 | |
| 4 | Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 86 | −68 | 0 |
Source: rlwc2021
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage | – | Wales
|
England |
| – | Papua New Guinea
|
England | |
| – | Tonga
|
England |