FOR many years the Siam Cup – started in 1920 and thought to be the second oldest Cup competition in the rugby world – was the season-long focus for both Guernsey and Jersey with much more than just the result of a rugby match at stake.
Generally, it has gone Jersey’s way with 60 wins to Guernsey’s 16 as would befit the bigger club and island, but the action is always full on as Matt Banahan discovered when he managed to get himself sent off in the 2006 encounter, his last for the island before ‘emigrating’ to Bath.
The cup itself is a large circular rose...