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Jersey retain 10 backs but Ryan Olowofela is one of five leavers

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Ambitious Championship club Jersey have unveiled its latest 2022/23 squad announcement, confirming that ten of its backline from 2021/22 are being retained with five players – including ex-England sevens and Northampton player Ryan Olowofela – leaving the Channel Island outfit.

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Fresh from a fourth-place finish in the 2021/22 Championship and a semi-final appearance in the Championship Cup, Jersey announced the overhaul of its pack earlier this week for an upcoming new season that will be their eleventh in the English second-tier following their 2012 promotion from National 1.

Jersey confirmed that seven forwards were leaving with 14 signed for 2022/23 following a campaign in which they lost just six out of 20 recent Championship games, amassing a record haul of 69 league points.

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A Jersey statement on their backline plans read: “The Reds have confirmed that ten members of the backline from the 2021/22 squad will return for next season’s campaign. Those retained will join 14 forwards and a clutch of new signings when the squad begin pre-season training in a few weeks ahead of the 2022/23 season.

“The returnees are as follows:
James Elliott (scrum-half) – set for his third season with the Reds,
James Mitchell (scrum-half) – second season,
Brendan Cope (fly-half) – seventh season (across two spells),
Tom Pittman (fly-half) – second season,
Dan Barnes (centre) – third season,
Jordan Holgate (centre) – second season,
Will Brown (wing) – second season,
Ryan Hutler (wing) – third season,
Brendan Owen (wing/full-back) – fourth season,
Scott Van Breda (wing/full-back) – fourth season (across two spells).

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“The club will have further announcements to follow regarding new signings. The club will also say farewell to some of the backs who were part of the squad during the past season:
Will Lane (scrum-half),
Harry Simmons (scrum-half/wing), who spent the season on loan to the Reds from Leicester Tigers,
Sam Leeming (fly-half),
Jack Roberts (centre),
Ryan Olowofela (wing).”

Jersey director of rugby Harvey Biljon added: “It’s great to have around two-thirds of this season’s squad coming back in the summer for pre-season – this will give us a great platform on which to build as we go into the 2022/23 campaign.

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“At the same time we are saying goodbye to some of those who played a big part in a successful season – I’d like to thank Will, Harry, Sam, Jack and Ryan for their contributions and wish them all the best for the future.”

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Whose ship has sailed before the first All Blacks squad?

Based on last weekend there should be no Hurricanes loose forwards in the mix, they all seemed poor with the Brumbies once again fantastic at playing and executing as a team. The Hurricanes were also poor in the halves with the ten invisible and Cam Roigard trying to play up tempo, Helter skelter rugby which is what the Brumbies wanted.


Roigards passing was telegraphic with his running game and sniping non existent, Ratima also appears to be getting metronomic, devoid of flair and his ten went invisible as well.


If you can't step up at finals then you need to be punished, yes the blues were poor at times this season but they were right on either the last two games when it really matters.


CWL is a bit larger but both him and Lakai are down on size for an eight and aren't freaks like Savea. Sotutu has to be in the mix and Dalton, but only if they front this Friday night.


However six is an ongoing issue, Josh Beehre could be an answer to the lack of height in the loose forwards at Allblacks level, his driving try to ice the contest through a decent Chiefs pack was raw determination even with support.


As for the previous try being ruled out on the flimsiest of technicalities that highlighted everything wrong with the TMO, it wasn't ‘rabbiting’, his knees dropped one after the other and he then brought his shoulders forward to extend and score, big guys can do that, that's why Sotutu has to be in the mix.


Sititi looked short of a gallop and the Chiefs might be acting a bit too cute with their bench, the coach is saying all the right things but he's in the departure lounge and the signs are there that the Chiefs expected to be the best team in finals simply because they had the best bench.


They're now under the pump and the winner of this year's super final will almost certainly be whoever wins this Friday in Christchurch.

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