By MICHAEL WHITFIELD

Barnes......................26
Guernsey................. 14
With Barn Elms frozen solid, Barnes RFC still made themselves at home as they played Guernsey on Rosslyn Park’s all-weather pitch.
The home team’s performance was sublime for 45 minutes, and their pace in attack and physicality in defence did not allow Raiders to settle at all.
Barnes put on a masterclass in the first half, taking a 14-0 lead within eight minutes, with tries from Cam Roberts and Paul O’Dell, both converted by George Makepeace-Cubitt.
Despite the conditions, Barnes continued to turn up the heat...