Campbell back pulling the strings in Thomas’ absence

HE HAS just clocked up his 200th appearance for Guernsey and now Blair Campbell becomes the focal point for Raiders in November.

Published Nov 3, 2017

Called up from the bench: Blair Campbell, centre, and Kyle Brown, right, watch last week’s first-half action against Westcliff before coming on as replacements later in the game. Tomorrow they will be starting as half-back partners at Guildford in the side named yesterday by coach Jordan Reynolds, left. (Picture by Martin Gray, 19705599)

With regular fly-half Owen Thomas away for the month and missing the next three games, former captain Campbell takes over the No. 10 shirt for the London & South-East Premier leaders, starting tomorrow at Guildford.

‘BC has had how many years of playing fly-half for us in the past and, knowing that Owen was going to be away, for the last three weeks we have been pulling BC into 10 during training,’ said Raiders coach Jordan Reynolds.

The half-back partnership is changing in entirety this week with Malcolm Barnes away on business, so Kyle Brown comes in at scrum-half.

Guernsey Raiders team to face Guildford: Sam Steventon, Tom Ceillam, Layton Batiste, Lewis Hillier, Nick Merrien, Dan Hill, Dale Martin, Doug Horrocks, Kyle Brown, Blair Campbell, Jason Batiste, Luke Jones, Anthony Armstrong, Chris Ahne, Sam Whitehead. Replacements: Charlie Currie, Cameron Craine, Taylor Quate.

More in Friday's Guernsey Press.