Cook Islands women's national rugby league team

Cook Islands

Team information
Nickname	The Moana
Governing body	Cook Islands Rugby League Association
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Ian Bourke
Home stadium	Avarua National Stadium
IRL ranking	6th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
Cook Islands 0-68 New Zealand  (North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand) 28 September 2003
Biggest win
Cook Islands 30-16 Tokelau (North Harbour Stadium, Albany, New Zealand) 30 September 2003
Biggest defeat
Cook Islands 0–76 New Zealand  (Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney) 19 November 2017
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first time in 2003)
Best result	Round Robin,2017

The Cook Islands women's national rugby league team, also known as the Cook Islands Moana represents Cook Islands in Women's rugby league. The Cook Islands have competed in three Women's Rugby League World Cup tournaments.

In 2003, the Cook Islands played six matches, for two wins (both over Tokelau), a draw (with Great Britain), and three losses. In 2017 the Cook Islands lost their first two matches by large margins, before registering a surprise win over England in their third and last match. ^[1][2] The Cook Islands participated in the 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup which, after a delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was played in November 2022. Again, the Cook Islands lost their first two matches before winning their third and last match, on this occasion beating France women's national rugby league team.

The Cook Islands had prequalified for the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.^[3] The withdrawal of intended hosts France, in August 2023, prompted a review by the governing body, which resulted in a reduction in the number of teams, from sixteen to eight. The number of pre-qualified teams was also reduced from eight to four, impacting the Cook Islands. Consequently, the Cook Islands will now need to qualify for the next World Cup, which was pushed back to 2026.