Cook Islands at the Rugby League World Cup
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
[edit]| Rugby League World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
 1954
|
Did not participate | |||||||
 1957
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 1960
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 1968
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| 1970
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| 1972
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| 1975 | ||||||||
| 1977
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| 1985–88 | ||||||||
| 1989–92 | ||||||||
| 1995
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2000
|
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 144 |
| 2008
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
  2013
|
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 78 |
 2017
|
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021
|
qualified | |||||||
| Total | – | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 102 | 222 |
Tournaments
[edit]| Colour | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Qualifiers to the next round |
2000
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tonga
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 34 | +114 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 40 | +46 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 136 | −92 | 2 | |
| 4 | Wales
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 86 | −68 | 0 |
Source: rlwc2021
| Round | Score | Opposition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group Stage | – | Wales
|
England |
| – | Papua New Guinea
|
England | |
| – | Tonga
|
England |