Jersey 31 Sedgley Park 10 SSE National League One
Jersey cruised to an ultimately comfortable victory in a game that, while not dirty, was marred by six yellow cards.
At one stage in the first half Jersey's 14 men were up against 12 from Sedgley Park following a bout of fighting that saw hookers Charlie Clyde-Smith and Richard Oxley carded along with Park's Adam Lewis.
Visiting skipper Garth Dew had already received an early yellow for killing the ball and in the second period Steve O'Brien (Jersey) and Matt Riley (Sedgley) were also ordered from the fray.
Donovan Sanders and James Copsey scored the first half tries that reflected the home team's dominance in building a 17-0 lead. Jersey also started the second half strongly, with Copsey crossing for his second within five minutes.
The visitors' best spell came in the middle of the second half when prop Nick Flynn and flanker Dew scored tries that rewarded some strong attacking play, briefly threatening Jersey's hegemony.
17-year-old debutant Chris Levesley was a lively presence throughout for Jersey and crossed the line twice in the second half only to be called back by the referee. But the home team secured their try bonus point with five minutes to play when Ed Dawson squeezed over in the corner from replacement Ross Broadfoot's pass. Mike Le Bourgeois maintained a perfect record with his touchline conversion.
Star Man: Mike Le Bourgeois (Jersey)
Jersey
Tries: Sanders 10, Copsey 32, 44, Dawson 75
Conversions: Le Bourgeois 10, 32, 44, 75
Penalty: Le Bourgeois 20
Sedgley Park
Tries: Flynn 50, Dew 56
HT:17-0
Attendance: 1,805
Jersey: Copsey, Levesley, Bishop, Sanders, Dawson, Le Bourgeois, McCormack, Landick, Clyde-Smith, Evans, Hannay, Brownrigg, O'Brien, Thompson, Bell (capt). Replacements: Brennan, Kenwright, Trower, Broadfoot, Lang
Sedgley Park: Smith, Dutton, Wainwright, Riley, Harrison, Kohler, Runciman, Birchall, Oxley, Flynn, Hopa, McGowan, Lewis, Dew (capt), Crous. Replacements: Black, Wright, Woolley, Urmston, Owens.
Referee: Simon Harding
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