The brink of glory

Guernsey 13, Guildford 10

GUERNSEY have taken a huge step towards promotion from London Two South-West.

The Greens edged a nail-biting top-of-the-table clash with Guildford 13-10 on Saturday at Foote's Lane in front of a crowd of more than 600, the final whistle going with the visitors just three metres from the Guernsey line pushing for a finale that would have broken Sarnian hearts.

Injured player-coach Jordan Reynolds saluted that whistle by raising his crutch in victory and there was no hiding his delight in the immediate aftermath.

'I am really happy with that win,' he said, with a touch of understatement. It was all about knuckling down - there was nothing fancy about that game, but we did what was needed.'

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