TheBreakdown
Full time20 February 1997
Tahiti
0–40
Cook Islands
Venue not recorded · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1999Head-to-head

Cook Islands won by 40 points.

Scoring

  1. –CCook Islands conversion · Sonny Karati
  2. –CCook Islands conversion · Sonny Karati
  3. –CCook Islands conversion · Sonny Karati
  4. –CCook Islands conversion · Sonny Karati
  5. –CCook Islands conversion · Sonny Karati
  6. –TCook Islands try · Taare Teautama
  7. –TCook Islands try · Henry Tikitau
  8. –TCook Islands try · Henry Tikitau
  9. –TCook Islands try · Terepai Toru
  10. –TCook Islands try · Terepai Toru

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Tahiti

  1. 1Lokotui KaufusiProp
  2. 2David TeriitanoaHooker
  3. 3Andy MaheauProp
  4. 4Dave RichmondSecond row
  5. 5Kiwi TautuSecond row
  6. 6Julien TamaFlanker
  7. 7Tihoti TamaronoFlanker
  8. 8Paul FrogierNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre KeckScrum-half
  10. 10Rene RaiFly-half
  11. 11Apollosi FoliakiWing
  12. 12Nuitearii NouCentre
  13. 13Jean-Louis MaruakeCentre
  14. 14Teva CowanWing
  15. 15Tauirai HessertFull-back
  16. J C TauiraBench
  17. C RagonneauBench
  18. A OopaBench

Cook Islands

  1. 1Terepai ToruProp
  2. 2Henry TikitauHooker
  3. 3Tauraki RaeaProp
  4. 4Goldie GoldieSecond row
  5. 5Tama HenrySecond row
  6. 6Nga TakaitiFlanker
  7. 7Tangata MatapakaFlanker
  8. 8Robert MatapoNumber 8
  9. 9Pare RongokeaScrum-half
  10. 10Teokotai Tuaivi JuniorFly-half
  11. 11Taare TeautamaWing
  12. 12Allan TuaraitiCentre
  13. 13Clinton GoingCentre
  14. 14Troy GoingWing
  15. 15Sonny KaratiFull-back
  16. G MathesonBench
  17. David WichmanBench
  18. TomokinoBench
  19. T BishopBench

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Context

All-time, Tahiti 1–4 Cook Islands in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Tahiti going in
Cook Islands going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.