Piakura represented the Cook Islands in the high jump, setting his personal best of 1.83m in Tereora in 1998.
Piakura played in the domestic Cook Islands rugby league competition in 2001.
[4] Piakura made his début for the Cook Islands at the Pacific Challenge.
[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 Māori in 2003.