By TIM PRYOR
Jersey Reds..... 21pts
Tries: Penalty try 34, 40, 73
C Pirates............ 10pts
Tries: Andrew 45, Penny 54
A hat-trick of penalty tries helped Jersey Reds extend their unbeaten start to the season with a fourth win from four, but this was a real battle against a resilient Cornish Pirates side on a wet and windy night in the Channel Islands.
Pirates did the bulk of the defending in the first half, playing into the wind and struggling to get out of their own 22 for long periods. Some superb defensive spoiling, though, kept the hosts at bay until half-time was within reaching ...
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