Cook Islands women's national rugby sevens team
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The Cook Islands women's national sevens rugby union team is Cook Islands national representative in Rugby sevens.
| Union | Cook Islands Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| ||
| World Cup Sevens | ||
| Best result | 0 | |
History edit
The Cook Islands competed at the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and qualified for the Olympic repechage after placing third. Cook Islands did not qualify for Rio 2016, however, they defeated Hong Kong 17–12 to win the bowl final.[1][2]
They made an appearance at the 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge in Brisbane with a fourth place finish overall. They also featured at the 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens, they beat newcomers, American Samoa, to win seventh place.[3][4]
Players edit
Squad to the 2023 Pacific Games:
| Players |
|---|
| Kaiyah Atai |
| Rima Browne |
| Scarlet Heather |
| Chantelle Holloway-Samuels |
| Chantay Kiria-Ratu |
| Chelsea Makira |
| Tamira Metuangaro |
| Maya Mokoroa |
| Paulina Morris-Ponga |
| Manea Poa |
| Vaine Puri |
| Chantelle Schofield |
| Kiana Sword-Tua |
| Harriet Tuara |
| Charlize Tumu-Makara |
| Maruia Willie |
Previous squads edit
- Beniamina Koiatu
- Chrystal Leota
- Dayna Napa
- Jennifer Reu
- Margaret Nena
- Joan Isaaka
- Tari Arere
- Wairakau Greig
- Crystal Tamarua
- Ngatokotoru Akakua
- Kaiyah Atai
- Lydia Turua-Quedley
The 2019 team was managed by Opuramiti Samuel and coached by Friends Tairea.
Tournament History edit
Pacific Games edit
| Pacific Games | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
 2011 |
5th Place Playoff | 5th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
 2015 |
Did not compete | |||||
 2019
| ||||||
 2023
|
7th Place Playoff | 7th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
Oceania Women's Sevens edit
| Oceania Women's Sevens | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
| 2008 |
Did not compete | |||||
 2012 |
7th Place Playoff | 7th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
 2013 |
Did not compete | |||||
| 2014 |
Round-robin | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 2015 |
3rd Place Playoff |  |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 |
Round-robin | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 |
N/A[note 1] | 5th (Draw) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 |
5th Place Playoff | 6th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 |
9th Place Playoff | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 |
Did not compete | |||||
| 2022
| ||||||
| 2023
|
7th Place Playoff | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/12 | 43 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
- Note:
- ^ adverse weather conditions affected the schedule of the games
Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge edit
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022
|
3rd Place Playoff | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
References edit
- ^ "Ireland to host Rio qualifier". Scrum Queens. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Eights sides still in Rio hunt". Scrum Queens. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ "Final lap before three-day sevens thriller". oceania.rugby. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Grey, Lachlan (2023-11-12). "Aussie women & NZ men claim Oceania 7s gold, Fiji and Samoa book tickets to Paris". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
- ^ Rashneel Kumar (5 November 2019). "Sevens missing key reps". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 4 December 2020.