Sussex under-16s gave the southern hemisphere a lesson in rugby.

They won four and drew one of their six matches on tour down under.

They beat St Joseph's College 41-0, drew 10-10 against the under-17 side before moving on to New Zealand where theyovercame Rotorua Boys High School 23-5 and lost 38-9 to Wesley College, which produced Kiwi legend Jonah Lomu.

Sussex completed their tour in Australia by defeating Redlands RFU 54-0 and North Brisbane Combined Schools 37-7.

Assistant team manager Chris Adams said: "The tour was a resounding success. They worked well as a close-knit unit, showing good team spirit."

Scrum-half Owen Jones was named player of the tour.

Adams said: "We had 33 players and they all played their part but Owen was particularly impressive. Andrew Hodgkins, Ken Birnage, Peter Cleveland and Benji Tacon caught the eye. Benji scored a hat-trick of tries against Redlands."

He added: "This is Sussex's fifth overseas tour in recent years. It greatly helps player development."

Hodgkins, 16, had two reasons to celebrate.

The second row forward from Worthing has joined Hove pair Kiba Richards and Matt Evans at the new England Rugby Academy.

Chris Adams, assistant team manager for the six-match trip, said: "Andrew has plenty to smile about.

"The Academy, run by Harlequins, is fast-tracking young players for England's World Cup bid in five years. He has done well to get through. He had a good tour and was one of our outstanding players."

Sussex squad: Ken Birnage, Joe Biann, Seb Broster, Matt Brown, Olly Brown, Matt Card, Chris Carrington, Peter Cleveland, Mike Dowsett, Nick Essex, Andy Hodgkins, Sam Hutton, Ed Johnson, Owen Jones, Adam Lawrence, Anthony Leather, Tom Lemehaute, Tom Lindley, Simon Mandelbaum, John Medhurst, Ed Parker, Michael Parker, Jon Pass, Mike Power, James Redmayne, Yogev Sharp, Rob Smith, Ryan Smith, Peter Spencer, David Sweeney, Benji Tacon, Greg Thorpe, Matt Woodcock.