Arriving back to the country yesterday, Kalua said although the Pukpuks were thrown into the deep in the same pool with Scotland, New Zealand and Australia, the team put up a spirited fight.
He said that despite the difficult circumstances they were put in, the team did their best.
In their pool matches, the Pukpuks lost to Scotland 26-12, to New Zealand 31-7 and then to Australia 26-7.
The Pukpuks then lost to France 17-0 and Canada 33-20 missing out on a 13th place play-off.
