The visiting Cook Islands rugby league team arrived in Port Moresby early last week to a rousing welcome at Jackson's Airport, sung by a PNG string band which didn't speak the language themselves.

Rodrick Tai and Kyle Laybutt crossed for PNG in the first half before Paul Ulberg's try for Cook Islands cut the deficit to 10-8 at the break. Rhyse Martin, Tai and Lachlan Lam then crossed for ...

Papua New Guinea got on track for the Rugby League World Cup quarterfinals after dispatching the Cook Islands 32-16 on Tuesday. The Kumuls bounced back from losing to Tonga with a hard-fought victory ...

Mark Chapman is in the chair for Group D action in Warrington as 2017 quarter-finalists PNG take on the Cook Islands, who have never gone beyond the group stages at a World Cup.

Cook Islands centre Reubenn Rennie was sinbinned in the 61st minute for a dangerous tackle on PNG prop Wellington Albert. Kumuls winger Rodrick Tai was scoring a double and clocking 164 running ...

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in funding to the Cook Islands over agreements the smaller Pacific nation made ...

The Pacific Island countries host more than 11,800 persons of concern, with the majority living in PNG and Fiji. UNHCR supports Pacific Island countries through capacity building, ... Cook Islands is ...

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