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Sat 06 Apr 2019  ·  National 2 South
Henley
60
28
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Katie Daunt5 Apr 2019 - 17:37
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MARTIN BACK AFTER SIX MONTHS OUT

BACK in December Raiders produced a wonderfully gutsy 80min. performance and late flourish that produced two deserved tries and a massive cheer from another packed Garenne Stand.
But a welcome bonus point was all that Jordan Reynolds’ side took that day against a good Henley side that went away 17-10 winners.
Four months on Henley remain a top side with real hope of finishing in the playoffs, so another welcome bonus point may be a triumph in itself for Raiders when they travel to London for the return on Saturday.

This represents the Raiders’ last away game of the season, unless of course you count the jump over to Jersey for the Siam defence.
Henley defended brilliantly all afternoon when they first met and it will be another makeshift backline that will try and break them down this weekend.
From last week’s thrilling success over Ding’s both Luke Sayer and Jason Batiste are unavailable. Vikings duo Matt Lomas and Cam Le Prevost are due to come into the backline along with Dale Martin, who finally returns after more than six months out plagued by an Achilles problem.
‘He will be on the wing,’ Reynolds said ahead of final preparations for the game.

Thankfully, the pack is still firing on all cylinders and Reynolds hopes that his lads can again pull a surprise out of the hat.
‘We went to London Irish with a similar looking squad and managed to come away with an important victory.
‘This will be a tougher test, but we do need points from all our last three games.
Raiders need to leapfrog two sides to beat relegation and Reynolds says it is an exciting Spring - again!
Last year it was promotion we were chasing, this time an escape route,
With Taunton Titans and Old Albanians still to come at home, hope springs eternal and another bonus point would seem a welcome bonus from this final trip.

Guernsey Raiders team:
Steventon, Ceillam, L. Batiste, Hillier (c), Merrien, Shannon, Rice, Horrocks, Teasdale, Thomas, Le Prevost, Lomas, Morisio, Martin, Aremu. Replacements: Anderson, Baron, Creber, Webb & Barnes.

National 2 South Fixtures

Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 14:00
Redruth
23
Tonbridge Juddians
37
Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 14:30
Clifton
21
Rams
45
Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 14:30
Birmingham & Solihull
5
Barnes
41
Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 15:00
Worthing Raiders
39
Old Redcliffians
33
Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 15:00
Canterbury
35
Bury St. Edmunds
23
Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 15:00
Taunton Titans
32
Dings Crusaders
30
Sat 6 Apr 2019KO: 15:00
London Irish Wild Geese
5
Old Albanian
61

Match details

Match date

Sat 06 Apr 2019

Kickoff

14:15

Competition

National 2 South

League position

4
Henley
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