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Time to get behind the team
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This season Jersey finds itself in a very different position and tomorrow the side faces a relegation battle with Doncaster Knights at St Peter. The stakes are high: if Jersey win well, they are safe; if they lose, they face the very real possibility of returning to National One.
Jersey’s predicament is not an indication of poor performance but rather the high and rising standard of rugby in the RFU Championship. Indeed, it could easily be argued that should Jersey survive at this level, its achievement will be as great as any of the previous promotions.
It means that while tomorrow’s game will not have the trappings of promotion – the raised trophy or the captain raised on shoulders – it is nevertheless one of the most important games in the club’s 134-year history.
The RFU Championship is just one tier below the Premiership, where many of the stars of global rugby ply their trade. Once the gap between the two divisions was sizeable but it is far less noticeable now and each season more and more Championship players move up to the top level. In Jersey’s last match against Newcastle, most of the Island side’s opponents had international honours.
If Jersey win tomorrow, the Island can justifiably be proud once again of director of rugby Ben Harvey and his team. But the side’s strongest and most reliable asset will also have a significant role – the 16th player, Jersey’s fans.
If over 4,000 supporters make the journey to St Peter, they could have a major bearing on the result and it is no surprise that the club is doing all it can to encourage a high turnout.
The fans have stuck with Jersey despite this difficult season and their support is worthy of great praise. If Jersey survive, everyone from leading try scorers Nicky Griffiths and Guy Thompson to the eight-year-old banging the advertising boards at St Peter tomorrow would have played their part.
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