Favourites not taking match lightly

ALTHOUGH Jersey RFC will go into today's Siam Cup at St Peter as favourites, having beaten Guernsey 36-0 away last year, their coach Ben Harvey, pictured, is under no illusions as to how tough it could be.

He knows how much this game means to the island, and is also well aware that prior to last year Guernsey had won the famous trophy, home and away, three years out of five.

'I'm not Jersey-born and, personally, it is not the biggest game I've been involved in during my life,' he said.

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