Premier League in Jersey? If the Springboks went, anyone could
Jersey played hosts to South Africa’s Springboks earlier this month with the world champions following in the footsteps of the Lions and England in picking the Channel Islands as a training location. But why are the facilities so popular? “I am never washing my hands again,” exclaimed a youngster after a high five with Rugby [...]
Jersey played hosts to South Africa’s Springboks earlier this month with the world champions following in the footsteps of the Lions and England in picking the Channel Islands as a training location. But why are the facilities so popular?
“I am never washing my hands again,” exclaimed a youngster after a high five with Rugby World Cup winning Springbok prop Vincent Koch.
On a chilly Thursday morning on one of Jersey RFU’s out pitches was 50 or so kids going about a usual half-term rugby camp.
Watching on, and eventually taking part, were a number of South Africa’s rugby team; up in Europe for the Autumn Nations Series, which begins this weekend against Scotland.
And while Scotland, England and Wales will undoubtedly pose a fiercer test for the back-to-back world champions, they were out-stepped by a bunch of zippy wannabes in a game of British Bulldogs.
