THE year-opening Rarotonga Nines has been reduced from three days to two. Under 18s are being added to the men’s and women’s events at BCU Stadium this year and the tournament was to kick off on Thursday. However, it has now being reported that the event will run for only two days, presumably Friday and Saturday. The competing men’s teams…
A new initiative to promote Rugby League Nines in non-traditional markets will be launched tonight with the first episode of #NinesAtNine. Rugby League Nines social channels will carry delayed coverage of the recent Malta-Ireland clash from the Sydney Nines, enhanced by commentary, graphics, replays and an introduction in Irish, at 9pm Dublin time. A version of the match with an…
By STEVE MASCORD WHILE the rest of the world battles Covid and coup attempts, in the Pacific idyl of the Cook Islands they’re playing rugby league Nines. The 13-a-side World Cup is still nine months away but some fans refuse to believe it will go ahead, so devastating are the effects of the Global Pandemic in the Northern Hemisphere. While…
