However, if Worthing’s kicker, Stuart Pearham, had had his kicking boots on and if Sam Hewick had not slipped on the greasy surface in the 43rd minute, the JRFC’s year-long reign at ‘Fortress Jersey’ could well have been over.
As it was the Ist XV’s lines of running, particularly in the threes where man of the match Andrew Henderson and fellow centre Donovan Sanders were exceptional, won them this game and, towards the end, the Jersey defence kept out a team with an impressive pedigree.
