It was again a sumptuous show of all-round rugby, with the confidence and patience shown when under the cosh from a dangerous Bedford team, turned into exhilarating attack from anywhere on the park.
Jersey scrum-half Will Homer, enjoying an excellent run of personal form, was delighted with the team’s performance, saying: ‘I think we learned from our mistakes last week and we certainly trained hard to correct them.
‘They still put us under a lot of pressure but we found ways to counter that. There’s a reason Bedford were third in the table – they are a great side with dangerous backs. But we never dropped our heads or panicked and stuck to our game plan and it paid off.’
Responding to a comment about the consistently high-standard of counter-attacking Jersey are producing, Homer replied: ‘It’s the way we are coached during the week … we’re not coached to play like robots we’re coached to play what we see, so we’ve got our exit strategies in place, but opportunity overrides systems – so we’re going to back ourselves to go for it.
‘I came here because I wanted more game time and to challenge myself and improve myself. I think I’ve come on a huge amount from when I left my last club – I think that’s credit to the coaches and the way they have built the culture of the team. We back ourselves with confidence.’
Full report and reaction in Monday’s JEP.
