Stephen Perofeta and his New Zealand Under 20s team finished their Junior World Cup with a flourish to beat Australia 55-24 in the playoff for fifth in Manchester yesterday.
In a tight match where Australia led 24-21 early in the second half, the Whanganui export had a good gameat No10, with a direct hand in two of New Zealand's eight tries.
Because of injuries, at one point New Zealand had all four of their specialist first-fives on the field. England won the title by beating Ireland, who had previously beaten New Zealand, by 45-21 in the championship final.
