Another Strong Performance Needed

MATCH PREVIEW

The stats tell a good part of the story from last Saturday. We had five entries into the Guernsey 22 area and scored five tries; ten of the starting 15 had double-digit tackle counts and Guernsey only won 50% of their lineout compared to our 85% in windy conditions.
This translates to us being ruthless in every attacking opportunity, we worked like dogs in defence and we shut down their lineout, taking away a big part of their attacking platform. All this after planes, one lad on a train and automobiles in the morning. There will always be things for us to work on and gifting Guernsey two intercept tries kept the scores close throughout. That said, it takes a big effort to go there and win and the players flipped our recent away form to give us and the many people who travelled to support the team a great memory.
The back-to-back home games waiting for us at the end of the season are something I have been looking forward to since pre-season; now that it’s become a three-game run it’s set to be a memorable few weeks. Esher arrive at the Marine Travel Ground needing points from their final two games to avoid the relegation play-off. We delivered one of our best performances of the season away at their place, but we know it will take more of the same on Saturday against a motivated side.

The Pilgrims were unfortunate not to come away with a win at Battersea, narrowly losing 12–7. They created plenty of opportunities through some excellent attacking play, but ultimately couldn’t convert enough of those chances into points.
There is still one final opportunity to avoid the relegation play-off. They travel to Sutton & Epsom needing a five-point win, while preventing the home side from picking up any bonus points. It’s a tough challenge but also a great opportunity to secure our place in Regional 2 for next season.

MATT CORKER, HEAD COACH