Nelson College finished in 4th place. The tournament consisted of 12 teams split into two groups. Nelson College finished top of Group B with only one loss to the eventual last place finisher in the group, the Royal Belfast Academical Institution. I'm assuming Nelson were resting players in that game.
Through to the Cup round the next day; Nelson lost both games, firstly the semi-final against Hilton College from South Africa, 14-17. Then they lost to Rugby School 19-24 in the playoff for 3rd and 4th.
The tournament was won by Hilton, beating Clifton College from England 22-7. Clifton had come second to Nelson in Group B, while Hilton had come second in Group A.
Not a bad effort then from Nelson who fielded a team converted from the 15-a-side game, they'd worked on sevens over the southern hemisphere summer leading up to travelling to England. In my head I said they had to qualify for the cup round and they did that, phew. My guess is they ran out of steam and that explains the second day losses.
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