The Rotorua Boys' High School rugby league team hasn't let the theft of thousands of dollars of equipment stop them making their presence felt on the field.
The group were the victims of a burglary when thieves broke into the wharenui at Manurewa Marae, where the team are staying for the National Secondary Schools Rugby League Tournament in Auckland.
Despite losing clothes and computer equipment valued at about $8000, school principal Chris Grinter told the Rotorua Daily Post the team hadn't let the incident faze them.
"They've come together well as a team and they've blended rugby and league nicely and they've been a bit of a hit up here and had four good wins.
"It happened while we were [at the tournament] ... when we got back [to the marae] they discovered someone had been through their gear.