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Cook Islands Golden Oldies Rugby Festival in Rarotonga
The Cook Islands Golden Oldies Rugby Festival is a biennial gathering of veteran and masters rugby players from New Zealand, Australia and beyond, built around the movement's motto of fun, friendship and fraternity rather than serious competition. Round-robin matches run across several days on Rarotonga, with shared meals and evening social functions forming as much of the week as the rugby itself.
Golden Oldies rugby runs on a simple motto, fun, friendship and fraternity, and the Cook Islands Golden Oldies Rugby Festival applies that philosophy to a biennial gathering of veteran and masters players from New Zealand, Australia and further afield who travel to Rarotonga for a week built around social rugby rather than serious competition.