Cook Islands at the Rugby League World Cup

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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[]

Rugby League World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L PF PA
France 1954 Did not participate
Australia 1957
United Kingdom 1960
Australia New Zealand 1968
United Kingdom 1970
France 1972
1975
Australia New Zealand 1977
1985–88
1989–92
United Kingdom 1995 Did not qualify
France United Kingdom 2000 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 38 144
Australia 2008 Did not qualify
England Wales 2013 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 64 78
Australia New Zealand Papua New Guinea 2017 Did not qualify
England 2021 qualified
Total 6 1 1 4 102 222

Tournaments[]

Key
Colour Meaning
Qualifiers to the next round

2000[]

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[]

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[]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout phase[A]
2  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 26 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens
  1. ^ Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage  Wales England
 Papua New Guinea England
 Tonga England

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