SSE National League One Jersey v Wharfedale Oct 8th 2011 By Tom Innes
Jersey crowned a tough week with a thumping win, running six tries past the visitors from Yorkshire.
Following news of a five-point deduction for breaching player eligibility rules, and seeing prop James Ellershaw seriously injured in a car accident, the home club were desperate to earn back the lost points and bring some cheer to supporters.
Attacking from the start, Jersey scored the first try within seven minutes when Mike Le Bourgeois spotted a gap in the visiting defence and burst through, adding a further five points with his boot through a conversion and easy penalty.
A sniping burst by Dave McCormack saw Jim Brownrigg go close for Jersey, and quick ball allowed Glenn Bryce to score on the opposite flank.
Around 200 members of Wharfe's 'Green Army' of fans, among the largest ever away contingents to visit Jersey, were cheered by a Simon Horsfall try, the winger finishing off a superb pacy approach from prop Chris Steel, narrowing the gap to 15-5.
Donovan Sanders scored Jersey's third try just before the break and Bryce's second sealed a bonus point for his side after 50 minutes. Jersey's pack then got in on the act, Guy Thompson from a James Copsey assist and Kingsley Lang crowning a flowing move involving forwards and backs, especially the peerless Myles 'soft hands' Landick, with an acrobatic dive over the line.
Both sides tired towards the end and Jersey opted for a late penalty to seal a 40-point winning margin.
Jersey Tries: Le Bourgeois 7, Bryce 24, 50, Sanders 35, Thompson 65, Lang 70 Conversions: Le Bourgeois 7, 35, 50 Penalties: Le Bourgeois 16, 30, 76
Wharfedale Try: Horsfall 28
H-T: 25-5
Att: 1,510
Star man: Dave McCormack (Jersey)
Teams Jersey: Bryce, Maggs, Copsey, Sanders, O'Brien, Le Bourgeois, McCormack, Landick, Clyde-Smith, Brennan, Hannay, Brownrigg, Rodgers, Thompson, Bell. Replacements: Evans, Fisher, Lang, Trower, Turner.
Wharfedale: Hart, Jordon, Gill, Hodgson, Horsfall, Barrett, Woodhead, Steel, Sowery, Dickinson, Brown, Rhodes, Myers, Solomi, Baldwin. Replacements: Tampin, Graham, Quinn, Mason, Gough.
Referee: Shane Lewis
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