England makes entrance

'TEAM WOODS' took the honours from the GIAAC men's team with four fast and consistent performances as the sun finally came out on day three of the KPMG Easter Festival.

Steve Dawes gave the island men's squad an early advantage, but a mile into the second of the two-mile-long stages on the picturesque Stonecrusher course at L'Ancresse, Rowan Axe flew past Will Bodkin and went on to put the talented mix of Mick Woods-trained St Mary's University and Aldershot athletes into an unassailable position.

They ultimately won by a wide margin, while the Guernsey quartet, with Michael Batiste and Mike Wilesmith on legs three and four, safely secured the runner-up spot from the Team Thomas mixed squad.

Fourth finishers were the all-women's Great Britain squad which was brought home by Steph Twell and, on the final leg, Hannah England, who made her first appearance of the weekend.