Jersey Rugby Club beat fourth-placed Hertford 34-38 with a captain’s try in the last minute on Saturday, assuring them of third place in their first season in London Division I.
And according to coach Ben Harvey, it is no more than they deserve. ‘It’s a terrific achievement,’ he said. ‘Full credit to the whole squad because of the number of players we’ve had to use this year.
‘It’s an amazing achievement to go so close to being promoted. I’m certainly happier now than this time last week, but if we had lost today we would have been robbed.
• Picture: Mike Le Bourgeois scored twice in Jersey’s dramatic win on Saturday
