Simon says players have belief

A RARE look of anxiety passed over Simon Sharrott's face as the Siam Cup was placed in front of him on the table and our photographer hovered nearby.

'You don't want a picture of me with it do you?' the usually sure and composed Guernsey captain asked.

The former Rotherham Titan (pictured) had, moments earlier, been only too pleased to be a part of a brief media photo shoot, but to pose with the trophy would have been a step too far.

There is a job to do to earn the right to hold that trophy this season. This is not about past glories for the skipper.

Soon he is back where he is far more comfortable - talking rugby with no camera in sight.

'Just more of the same of what we have been doing for the last few weeks,' was his immediate answer to the game plan for tomorrow.

'We are not going to try and change anything. Results of late have generally been good, we have been sticking to our game-plan and it has been coming off.

'There was a blip away at Chichester, which might not have happened had we made just a couple of different decisions, but confidence and belief in the squad is huge at the moment and all we have done in the last three-to-four weeks has been driving towards this weekend.'