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
INF ranking14
Team colours
World Championships
Appearances6 (Debuted in 1987)
Best result5th (1991)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances2 (Debuted in 1998)
Best result6th (1998)

Team

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
  • Head coach: Anna Andrews-Tasola

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
19877th World ChampionshipsGlasgow, Scotland6th
19918th World ChampionshipsSydney, Australia5th
19959th World ChampionshipsBirmingham, England7th
199910th World ChampionshipsChristchurch, New Zealand7th
200311th World ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica11th
200712th World ChampionshipsAuckland, New Zealand7th
Netball at the Commonwealth Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1998XVI Games1st NetballKuala Lumpur, Malaysia6th
2010XIX Games4th NetballDelhi, India10th
Pacific Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1966II GamesNetballNouméa, New Caledonia 1st
1979VI GamesNetballSuva, Fiji 2nd
1983VII GamesNetballApia, Samoa 2nd
1991IX GamesNetballPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea 1st
1995X GamesNetballPapeete, Tahiti 4th
1999XI GamesNetballSanta Rita, Guam 4th
2003XII GamesNetballSuva, Fiji 3rd
2007XIII GamesNetballApia, Samoa 4th
2015XV GamesNetballPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea 4th
Pacific Mini Games
Year Games Event Location Placing
1981I GamesNetballHoniara, Solomon Islands 1st
1985II GamesNetballRarotonga, Cook Islands 1st
1989III GamesNetballNukuʻalofa, Tonga 1st
1993IV GamesNetballPort Vila, Vanuatu 1st
1997V GamesNetballPago Pago, American Samoa 1st
2001VI GamesNetballKingston, Norfolk Island 3rd
2009VIII GamesNetballRarotonga, Cook Islands 3rd

See also

References

  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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