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He played representative level rugby league (RL) for the Cook Islands, and at club level for Ngatangiia\/Matavera Sea Eagles, and representative level rugby union (RU) for the Cook Islands at rugby sevens.Athletics career[edit]Piakura represented the Cook Islands in the high jump, setting his personal best of 1.83m in Tereora in 1998.[2] This is the Cook Islands record in high jump.Rugby league career[edit]Piakura played in the domestic Cook Islands rugby league competition in 2001.[3]Piakura played for the Eastern Tornadoes in the 2004 Bartercard Cup.[4]Representative career[edit]Piakura made his d\u00e9but for the Cook Islands at the Pacific Challenge.[5] He later played at the 1997 World Nines tournament.[6]Piakura won caps for Cook Islands in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[1][7]He later represented the Cook Islands in test series against New Zealand M\u0101ori in 2003.[8]Rugby union career[edit]Piakura represented the Cook Islands in rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[9][10]References[edit]^ a b “Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org”. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2019.^ Piakura, Richard iaaf.org^ Round 6 Wrap Up rleague.com, 5 October 2001^ Raiders fall short against the Tornadoes rleague.com, 5 June 2004^ Pacific Challenge The Vault^ 1997 World Nines Tournament rugby-league-world.com^ Wales v Cook Islands preview BBC Sport^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: M\u0101ori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p.\u00a0303. 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