Hollingsworth revelling in his elder statesman role

WITH Ian Powell having hung up his goggles and Ben Lowndes away on holiday, Tom Hollingsworth assumes the status of elder statesman in the Guernsey team chosen for tomorrow's inter-insular at St Sampson's High.

The Sarnians have been the dominant island over the past decade but lost their grip on the Governor's Cup by a narrow margin in Jersey 12 months ago.

Hollingsworth, though, believes there is still enough talent in the squad to wrest the old trophy back, even though the absentees include top female, Kristina Neves.

'Yeah, we've got a few missing, but we have still got a pretty strong team,' said the 24-year-old.

Hollingsworth, pictured, is adapting to combining earning a crust with training. And while he has had to cut back 25% on training time, he still has plenty of ambition.