Men have no answer to the Polish invasion

ONE very large Pole was the difference as Guernsey's first-string men's team lost to Jersey.

In front of a packed Beau Sejour balcony, 6ft 7in. Jersey captain Krystof Piaseczyny was the star on his inter-insular debut as his team won in straight sets. The greens simply could not cope with the power of the 27-year-old former Polish national league player, who in the red number 13 shirt kept unleashing ferocious spikes.

'It was their power inside and their big number 13 is the type of player who wins gold medals at the Island Games,' said Guernsey's player-coach Ben Hill. 'But Guernsey can be very proud of what they've done regardless of the result. We put up a good fight.'