Rotorua Boys' High School 1st XV have finished in third place at the Sanix World Rugby Youth Tournament in Japan.
In yesterday's semifinal, the team were beaten 29-12 by Glenwood High School from South Africa. Glenwood were too strong on the day and powered their way through to the final against Japan's Higashi Fukuoka High School.
Rotorua Boys, the national secondary school champions, had gone into the game full of confidence after they comfortably reached the last four by beating Tokai University Gyosel High from Japan 52-10 earlier in the week, but it wasn't to be.
Today, the side finished on a high when they thrashed England's Truro College 75-12 in the third place play-off.
