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

Rugby League World Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
1954	Did not participate
1957
1960
1968
1970
1972
1975
1977
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

Key
Colour	Meaning
	Qualifiers to the next round

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

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

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Tonga	Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
2	Papua New Guinea	Advance to knockout phase[upper-alpha 1]
3	Wales
4	Cook Islands

First match(es) will be played on 26 October 2021. Source: https://rlwc2021.com/the-tournament/mens

Teams that advance to the knockout phase also automatically qualify for the 2025 World Cup

Round	Score	Opposition	Venue
Group Stage	–	Wales	England
	–	Papua New Guinea	England
	–	Tonga	England

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