CAMERON CRAINE has been made to wait for his 200th appearance in a Guernsey Raiders shirt. The popular big prop is among a new crop of injuries to hit the squad as they prepare to fly off to Clifton for their National Two South game in Bristol.
‘He has a hole in his hamstring which might keep him out for a few weeks,’ reported frustrated head coach Jordan Reynolds.
‘We had nine guys from last weekend on the injury list and a couple got through fitness tests on Thursday.
Four players from the Barnes win miss out because of injury.
Blair Campbell, Chris Ahne and Matt Thomas join Craine on the sidelines which means a start for young Tom Teasdale, a late replacement against Barnes, and Callum Gladstone comes back into the centres. Harry Baron and Dave Anderson are back in the starting side.
‘We've just been hit hard again,’ groaned Reynolds who has called up St Jacques Viking back Matt Lomas to help plug the gaps, who will sit on the bench along with Taylor Quate, who hasn't played for the Raiders since injury himself when the side previously played Clifton.
Reynolds says the mood remains positive.
‘We are relaxing a lot more now and we are set on trying things, making our own luck.
‘It has been difficult to enjoy your game when you are losing all the time, but we are now determined to enjoy our rugby.’

Kick off 3pm at Clifton RFC.

TEAM
Sam Steventon, Harry Baron, Dave Anderson, Lewis Hillier, Nick Merrien, George Shannon, Dom Rice, Douglas Horrocks; Nico Alexandre, Owen Thomas, Tom Teasdale, Callum Gladstone, Luke Jones, Daley Aremu, Anthony Armstrong.
Replacements: Layton Batiste, Tom Ceillam, Matt Creber, Matt Lomas and Taylor Quate.