A SET move from a scrum, used to great effect throughout the tournament, was enough for wounded Tupapa Maraerenga Panthers to win the Rarotonga Nines final. The manœuvre involved an inside back kicking ahead after a scrum win with a speedy team-mate racing through to regather and dive over. It worked spectacularly just before halftime in the final against Avatui…
THE traditional opening of the year in Nines kicks off on Friday January 8 at BCI Stadium, Rarotonga, Cook Islands at 3.30pm local time. You can watch all the action right here on rugbyleaguenines.com in the video frame above. Explaining the decision to shorten the event from three days to two, organiser Francis Toa said: “This is due in part…
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…
