With Jersey Airport shrouded in dense fog, the squad’s scheduled flight to Gatwick at lunchtime on Friday was one of dozens cancelled, so seats booked for Jersey Athletic’s trip to play the same opponents were therefore commandeered.
Harvey Biljon and his side were desperate to get back into action after 20 days without rugby, and this pent-up energy was evident in a first-half display that laid the foundations for Saturday’s 37-33 success.
‘It was an exceptional first half, but just as everything went to plan before the break, we couldn’t deliver in the second half what we’d talked about at half-time,’ he said. ‘Fair play to Scottish for the way they came back, but also to our players for holding out at the end.’
Full report and reaction in Monday’s JEP.
