The 27-24 success was the Islanders’ first win in six league games but it came at a price. All Black Regan King was a late withdrawal through injury, while Ross Adair, George Eastwell and stand-off Brendan Cope all limped away from the action.
Jersey led 17-3 at half-time but almost threw the game away, with Pirates drawing level at 24-24 before Sam Katz kicked a late penalty.
‘I don’t know how we let them back in … but the most pleasing and rewarding thing was when we came under pressure – it was really important that we got through that,’ Biljon said.
‘It would have been very easy to draw that or lose that.’
Full report and reaction in Monday’s JEP.
