Guernsey Raiders 1st XV
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Sat 14 Apr 2018  ·  London & SE Premier
Tring
22
17
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey Raiders 1st XV
Tries: S SteventonConversions: O ThomasPenalties: O Thomas

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Katie Daunt12 Apr 2018 - 19:43
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FOCUSED RAIDERS WELCOME BACK JONES

IT’S the time...
One more away win and a step closer to the title.
Tring RFC, will no doubt have sore bodies from a very physical encounter last weekend at Barnes, but they will certainly be up for it, but so too are the Raiders.
'I think we have learned a lot from the Barnes game when everyone was very excited beforehand,’ said head coach Jordan Reynolds.
'This time everyone is just very focused and we could see that when we had a big session on Tuesday night in terrible conditions.
'We've done the hard work and we are just keen to get the job done.'

Raiders are still without the injured, Sam Whitehead, Dan Hill and Malcolm Barnes, as well as the holidaying Luke Sayer, but Luke Jones is back and Robin Le Cocq also returns to the squad after having to drop out last weekend due to work committments.
The Raiders have a high chance of securing at least second place and a promotion playoff with the South West Division champions, but the Raiders don't want to leave anything to chance and they will head north on Friday as opposed to the normal early-morning Saturday start.
'Most of the trips we are sitting on a bus for two, two-and-a-half hours before a game.
'This time the team wanted to travel out on the Friday and get a good night's rest,' said the coach.

As for Tring, they will want to play the role of big party-poopers, even though their spirits must have taken a big knock with that three-point loss at Barnes.
It seems it was a game that took not only a whole lot out of both sets of players, but also the people who handle the two clubs’ media.
Several days on and still not a word has on the big game.
We can assume that Tring will be without their No.7, red-carded in the dramatic finish, but Raiders go to Hertfordshire focused on just one thing - the win.
All the club’s with you boys, not to mention a whole island.

SQUAD
Sam Steventon, Tom Ceillam, Layton Batiste, Cameron Craine, Nick Merrien, Lewis Hillier (captain), Dale Martin, Douglas Horrocks; Kyle Brown, Owen Thomas, Luke Jones, Blair Campbell, Ned Brown, Chris Ahne, Anthony Armstrong.
Replacements: Charlie Currie, Robin Le Cocq and Duncan Russell.

London & SE Premier Fixtures

Sat 14 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Towcestrians
5
Barnes
29
Sat 14 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Sutton & Epsom
31
Shelford
49
Sat 14 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Tunbridge Wells
24
Guildford
21
Sat 14 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Hertford
40
Westcliff
12
Sat 14 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Dorking
22
Sidcup
41
Sat 14 Apr 2018KO: 15:00
Westcombe Park
41
Southend Saxons
25

Head-to-Head

Sat 9 Dec 2017
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
19
Tring
13
Sat 28 Mar 2015
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
27
Tring
28
Sat 6 Dec 2014
Tring
26
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
22
Sat 29 Mar 2014
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
33
Tring
26
Sat 7 Dec 2013
Tring
23
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
33

Appearances

Guernsey
S Steventon
S Steventon
24
K Brown
K BrownScrum Half
24
N Merrien
N MerrienSecond Row
24

Most Points

Guernsey
O Thomas
O Thomas
222
A Armstrong
A Armstrong
85
S Whitehead
S WhiteheadFull Back
77

Most tries

Guernsey
A Armstrong
A Armstrong
17
L Sayer
L Sayer
13
D Horrocks
D Horrocks
11

Match details

Match date

Sat 14 Apr 2018

Kickoff

14:00

Competition

London & SE Premier

League position

1
Guernsey
3
Tring
Team overview
Further reading

Team Sponsors

Gold Sponsor - Babbé
Silver Sponsor - Polygon Collective
Charitable Partner - Betway
Sponsor of the Director of Rugby - Doyle Motors
Kit Sponsor - Fletcher Sports
Travel Kit Sponsor - Fresh Dental
Official Kit Supplier - Gilbert
Bronze Sponsor - Leapfrog Recruitment Consultants
Silver Sponsor - Little Big Group
Silver Sponsor - LTS Tax
Travel Kit Sponsor - MSF
Club Sponsor - Praxis IFM
Silver Sponsor - Rossborough Insurance
Shirt Sponsor - Spring
Shorts Sponsor - Wordley Law