The Cook Islands Rugby Union is the governing body for
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
in the
Cook Islands
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. It was founded in 1989 and became affiliated to the
International Rugby Board
World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international ru ...
in 1995.
The Cook Islands Rugby Union are also members of the
Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance
The Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) was set up in 2002 as a basis of co-operation between the Fiji, Samoa and Tonga Rugby Unions. Niue and the Cook Islands also became members of the Alliance and supplied players to the Pacific Islanders
...
.
See also
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Cook Islands national rugby union team
The Cook Islands is a third tier rugby union playing nation. They began playing international rugby in early 1971. Thus far, the Cook Islands have not made an appearance at any of the World Cups.
History
In 1924 a scratch team of Rarotongan boy ...
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Rugby union in the Cook Islands
External links
Cook Islands Rugby Union– Official Site
Rugby union in the Cook Islands
Rugby union governing bodies in Oceania
Sports organizations established in 1989
1989 establishments in the Cook Islands
Rugby U
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