Opportunity missed
GUERNSEY agonisingly missed out on taking the next step up the national ladder as they suffered a three-point defeat in Saturday's London Two promotion play-off at Hove.
[caption id="attachment_44564" align="alignright" width="176" caption="Guernsey's Australian fullback Cameron Patten dodges a tackle and heads for the try line at Hove. (Picture by Warwick Baker, 0959526)"]
In a match not without incident, Simon Sharrott's men were left to rue the chances they missed early in the game and were made to pay a heavy price.
Club captain Dave McGall was among the Guernsey contingent to make the trip.
He admitted that the failure to be clinical in their finishing cost the visitors dearly in their 17-14 defeat.
'It's a tough pill to swallow,' he said.
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