Avarua Tereora Stadium

Ground facts

Name history

• Avarua Tereora Stadium — 1985-present, also referred to as the National Stadium / Tereora National Stadium; a 'BCI Stadium' (Bank of the Cook Islands) sponsor name has also been seen, exact date range for that usage not confirmed

Rugby league history

The Cook Islands' national stadium in Avarua, Rarotonga, managed by the National Stadium Trust Board and used as the home venue for the Cook Islands national rugby league team. Nearly all of its recorded rugby league fixtures are internationals, concentrated in two bursts: the 1986 Pacific Cup (its rugby league debut as a venue) and a further run of Tests and friendlies through 1996-98.

A multi-purpose national stadium also used for rugby union and other sports; hosted the 1986 Pacific Games / South Pacific Games.

Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted

• 28 Oct 1986 — Cook Islands 22-8 Niue (Pacific Cup)
• 1 Nov 1986 — Cook Islands 10-32 NZ Maori (Pacific Cup)
• 3 Nov 1986 — Cook Islands 0-48 Western Samoa (Pacific Cup)
• 10 Jul 1996 — Cook Islands 4-16 New Zealand XIII (Pacific Challenge)
• 24 Jun 1997 — Cook Islands 18-10 NZ Maori
• 28 Jun 1997 — Cook Islands 14-24 NZ Maori
• 5 Jul 1997 — Cook Islands 8-24 NZ Maori
• 30 Jul 1998 — Cook Islands 4-42 Tonga
• 3 Aug 1998 — Cook Islands 13-28 Tonga
• 4 Aug 1998 — Cook Islands 4-34 Tonga

Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.

Sources

• Avarua Tereora Stadium — Wikipedia
• Venue results — Rugby League Project