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JERSEY RFC 2nds, crowned JRA Emeraude Lines champs last Wednesday, duly moved into the final of the Sugden Cup with a 48-0 victory over Les Quennevais at St Peter yesterday.

SWIMMING: Masters swimmer John Liron lowered his British 50m freestyle short course record by four-tenths of a second while competing in the Brittany Masters championship in Redon yesterday. He finished in a time of 27.06 seconds to claim the gold medal. He won two further golds, in the 50m breast-stroke (34.53 sec) and 4x50m relay with his Ceps Dinan team-mates. Liron's next competition is in Dinard next month.

JERSEY'S hopes of a third successive under-18 Muratti success disappeared at a windy but sun-drenched Springfield Stadium yesterday afternoon

HAVING lost to Southampton University in the final of the Hampshire Plate, Jersey United Banks successfully negotiated their way around a strong Guernsey RFC 2nd XV to make it into the final of the Sugden Cup yesterday.

AFTER this win against a dour Chobham RFC, Jersey are one game away from repeating the feat of the mighty Richmond two seasons ago - going a whole season unbeaten in London South-West, Division III.

JERSEY'S under-16 and under-18 netball girls had an 'excellent' weekend at the Alex Barlass inter-county tournament in Bournemouth, said coach Linda Andrews this morning.

LOCAL businessman Trevor Hemmings fulfilled his lifetime ambition on Saturday when one of his racehorses won the Grand National.

CHEAP imported fish is robbing African countries of their essential food stocks and courting starvation, say trade justice campaigners who were at the Fish Market this morning to launch an awareness week.

SIXTY members of a professional London orchestra are being brought to the Island to perform in two concerts at the Opera House during the Liberation celebrations.

A NEW master plan for the waterfront, with five linked ar-eas designed to revitalise tourism and the economy, is nearing completion.