It reached the zenith of its performance when it surprised the other teams to qualify for the 1951 IDC final, which it lost to Suva by two goals to nil. Unlike the other football teams from the western division, Rakiraki performed poorly in the 1970s and 1980s, but it improved in the 1990s and created history in 2003 to win its first IDC in the senior division, winning again in 2004, 2006 and 2007. In the 2003 IDC, held in Govind Park, Rakiraki defeated T/Naitasiri 2–0.
It reached its pinnacle when it surpassed other teams to qualify for the 1951 IDC final, which it lost to Suva by two goals to nil. Unlike western division football teams, Rakiraki faltered in the 1970s and 1980s but regained momentum in the 1990s and made history in 2003 to win its first IDC in the senior division, winning consecutively in 2004, 2006, and 2007. In the 2003 IDC at Govind Park, Rakiraki emerged victorious over T/Naitasiri 2–0.