2 of our squad players travelled out to Riga in Latvia to compete in the 12th international Kyodai judo tournament.

Unfortunately Robbie lost to an Estonian in the first round after dominating the fight and making a mistake and getting caught for ippon. But comes away with his head held high.

Then Rocco stepped onto the mat, winning his first fight with a lovely throw to score ippon, unfortunately lost his second fight but then got pulled back into the rep-recharge and then went out to the eventual bronze medalist.

Now the boys can relax and enjoy the rest of their weekend in Riga knowing t