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New Zealand v Cook Islands: head to head | Lineball
New Zealand edge 5–0 on season record, scoring margin, recent form and recent meetings. 1 meetings in Rugby League World Cup on record. A read of the stats, not a tip.
New Zealand lead the head to head 1–0 from 1 meetings since 2026.
2026: New Zealand 3–1, Cook Islands 0–3. New Zealand have the better margin, +41.5 a game to -51.3.
Last five: New Zealand 3 wins, Cook Islands 0. New Zealand are on a 3-game winning run. Cook Islands are on a 3-game losing run.
New Zealand average more try assists per game: 7.8 to 0.7.
New Zealand average more line break assists per game: 7.8 to 0.7.
New Zealand average more line breaks per game: 9.3 to 1.7.
New Zealand’s biggest win in the rivalry: 82–16 in 2026, by 66.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Head to head
11 games since 20260
25 Oct 2026 · One NZ Stadium, ChristchurchNew Zealand 82Cook Islands 16
2026 season
Per game, this season.
54216 totalScored per gameper game11.334 total
12.550 totalConceded per gameper game · lower is better62.7188 total
1,936.57,746 totalRun metresper game1,122.73,368 total
936 totalTriesper game26 total
7.831 totalTry assistsper game0.72 total
9.337 totalLine breaksper game
1.7
5 total
46.8187 totalTackle breaksper game2678 total
2751,100 totalTacklesper game324972 total
16.365 totalOffloadsper game927 total
7.831 totalLine break assistsper game0.72 total
6152,460 totalPost-contact metresper game408.31,225 total
26104 totalMissed tacklesper game · lower is better42.3127 total