Cook Islands national netball team

The Cook Islands national netball team represent the Cook Islands in international netball. In recent years they have finished 1st at the 2019 Pacific Games, 1st at the 2018 Nations Cup in Singapore, 10th at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 7th at the 2007 World Netball Championships; the Cook Islands did not qualify for the 2011 World Championships in Singapore. The Cook Islands team were ranked as high as 10th in the INF World Rankings at one stage, now currently 14th.[1]

Cook Islands
AssociationCook Islands Netball Association
ConfederationOceania Netball Federation
Head coachAnna Andrews-Tasola
Asst coachSebon Will
ManagerJoy Bates
World ranking14 Decrease
Team colours
Team colours
Netball World Cup
Appearances6 (Debuted in 1987)
Best result5th (1991)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances2 (Debuted in 1998)
Best result6th (1998)

Team

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12 member squad for the Pacific Netball Series Tournament in Fiji, June 27–29.[2]

Cook Islands national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Alex Iro
  • Ashleigh Iro
  • Rochelle Teiri
  • Elena Mataora
  • Maeva Carr
  • Luciana Nicholas
  • Eri Short
  • Natalia Short
  • Anania Piri
  • Alanna Smith
  • Lenae Tiaiti
  • Marjorie Toru

Competitive history

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Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland 6th
1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia 5th
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England 7th
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 7th
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica 11th
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 7th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1998 XVI Games 1st Netball Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th
2010 XIX Games 4th Netball Delhi, India 10th
Pacific Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1966 II Games Netball Nouméa, New Caledonia   1st
1979 VI Games Netball Suva, Fiji   2nd
1983 VII Games Netball Apia, Samoa   2nd
1991 IX Games Netball Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea   1st
1995 X Games Netball Papeete, Tahiti 4th
1999 XI Games Netball Santa Rita, Guam 4th
2003 XII Games Netball Suva, Fiji   3rd
2007 XIII Games Netball Apia, Samoa 4th
2015 XV Games Netball Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 4th
2019 XVI Games Netball Apia, Samoa   1st
2023 XVII Games Netball Honiara, Solomon Islands 5th
Pacific Mini Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1981 I Games Netball Honiara, Solomon Islands   1st
1985 II Games Netball Rarotonga, Cook Islands   1st
1989 III Games Netball Nukuʻalofa, Tonga   1st
1993 IV Games Netball Port Vila, Vanuatu   1st
1997 V Games Netball Pago Pago, American Samoa   1st
2001 VI Games Netball Kingston, Norfolk Island   3rd
2009 VIII Games Netball Rarotonga, Cook Islands   3rd

See also

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References

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  1. ^ INF. "Current World Rankings". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Updated on 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ SportingPulse (9 May 2012). "Pacific Netball Series Team Named". Retrieved 1 July 2012.
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