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Sat 29 Sep 2018  ·  National 2 South
Barnes
21
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Katie Daunt28 Sep 2018 - 12:09
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MATT ARMSTRONG will travel up from Exeter to London to play in the centres for injury-ravaged Raiders against the familiar Barnes RFC tomorrow.
And there is also a call-up for community rugby development coach Callum Gladstone, who was among the try scorer for the Vikings at St Francis last weekend.
Armstrong is no stranger to many of the Guernsey squad having come through the Academy and playing during the National 3 days and most recently playing in the pre-season friendly against Macclesfield back in August.

From last week's defeated side Matt Creber is unavailable due to being on Colts duty, with Jason Batiste, Luke Sayer and Chris Ahne also unavailable to travel this week.
That adds up to three more backs lost to Reynolds as he seeks to shuffle his backline with increasing desperation.
Meanwhile in the forwards, prop Charlie Currie continues to keep Layton Batiste on the bench.
'Charlie is in good form. He was our man of the match against Bury and close to it last weekend,’ said head coach Jordan Reynolds.
'The forwards are competing really well.'

One other bonus from last week was the performance of new scrum-half Owen Clemett, who returned from a shoulder injury to play well in a full 80 minutes against Redruth.
'We thought Owen did well,' said Reynolds of the Welshman who is again paired with Elia Morisio this weekend.
'Elia will probably be looking to play in the centres when we get our fly-halves back.
'For him at the moment it is not easy to direct a side you have been thrown into, but he is doing well.'

Last season the two sides featured in two massive clashes, Reynolds' men winning with the last play of the game in London and losing 22-28 at Footes Lane at the end of March.
'They haven't changed much, but they didn't really need to,' said our coach.
'They've still got a big pack, and they've got some good backs.

Guernsey team:
Sam Steventon, Tom Ceillam, Charlie Currie, Lewis Hillier (captain), Nick Merrien, Douglas Horrocks, Dom Rice, Matt Thomas; Owen Clemett, Elia Morisio, Taylor Quate, Callum Gladstone, Matt Armstrong, Dale Martin, Alex Gow.
Replacements: Layton Batiste, Nico Alexandre, Bradley Webb, Harry Baron and George Shannon.

National 2 South Fixtures

Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 14:30
Rams
47
Bury St. Edmunds
21
Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 15:00
Redruth
50
Clifton
36
Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 15:00
Worthing Raiders
51
Birmingham & Solihull
37
Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 15:00
Old Redcliffians
15
Henley
31
Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 15:00
Taunton Titans
23
Canterbury
22
Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 15:00
Dings Crusaders
52
London Irish Wild Geese
8
Sat 29 Sep 2018KO: 15:00
Tonbridge Juddians
27
Old Albanian
22

Head-to-Head

Sat 24 Mar 2018
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Guernsey
22
Barnes
28
Sat 25 Nov 2017
Barnes
16
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
22
Sat 10 Jan 2015
Barnes
29
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
24
Sat 27 Sep 2014
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
19
Barnes
40
Sat 5 Apr 2014
Barnes
31
Guernsey Raiders
Guernsey
22

Appearances

Guernsey
M Thomas
M Thomas
4
A Gow
A GowFull Back
4
S Steventon
S Steventon
4

Match details

Match date

Sat 29 Sep 2018

Kickoff

14:30

Competition

National 2 South

League position

13
Barnes
15
Guernsey
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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