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]
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| Association | Cook Islands Netball Association | |
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| Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation | |
| Head coach | Anna Andrews-Tasola | |
| Asst coach | Sebon Will | |
| Manager | Joy Bates | |
| World ranking | 14  | |
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| Netball World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 6 (Debuted in 1987) | |
| Best result | 5th (1991) | |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Appearances | 2 (Debuted in 1998) | |
| Best result | 6th (1998) | |
Team
edit12 member squad for the Pacific Netball Series Tournament in Fiji, June 27–29.[2]
| Cook Islands national netball team | |
| Players | Coaching staff |
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Competitive history
edit| Netball World Cup | |||
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| Year | Championship | Location | Placing |
| 1987 | 7th World Championships | Glasgow, Scotland | 6th |
| 1991 | 8th World Championships | Sydney, Australia | 5th |
| 1995 | 9th World Championships | Birmingham, England | 7th |
| 1999 | 10th World Championships | Christchurch, New Zealand | 7th |
| 2003 | 11th World Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 11th |
| 2007 | 12th World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand | 7th |
| Netball at the Commonwealth Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1998 | XVI Games | 1st Netball | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6th |
| 2010 | XIX Games | 4th Netball | Delhi, India | 10th |
| Pacific Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1966 | II Games | Netball | Nouméa, New Caledonia |  1st
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| 1979 | VI Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji |  2nd
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| 1983 | VII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | 2nd
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| 1991 | IX Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 1st
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| 1995 | X Games | Netball | Papeete, Tahiti | 4th |
| 1999 | XI Games | Netball | Santa Rita, Guam | 4th |
| 2003 | XII Games | Netball | Suva, Fiji |  3rd
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| 2007 | XIII Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | 4th |
| 2015 | XV Games | Netball | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 4th |
| 2019 | XVI Games | Netball | Apia, Samoa | 1st
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| 2023 | XVII Games | Netball | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 5th |
| Pacific Mini Games | ||||
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| Year | Games | Event | Location | Placing |
| 1981 | I Games | Netball | Honiara, Solomon Islands | 1st
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| 1985 | II Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 1st
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| 1989 | III Games | Netball | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | 1st
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| 1993 | IV Games | Netball | Port Vila, Vanuatu | 1st
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| 1997 | V Games | Netball | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 1st
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| 2001 | VI Games | Netball | Kingston, Norfolk Island | 3rd
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| 2009 | VIII Games | Netball | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | 3rd
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ INF. "Current World Rankings". Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Updated on 11 December 2016.
- ^ SportingPulse (9 May 2012). "Pacific Netball Series Team Named". Retrieved 1 July 2012.