Banahan: Man of the match
Saturday 6th June 2009, 8:52PM BST.
Matt Banahan
Island rughy star Matt Banahan scored his first try for England and was declared man of the match when the team beat Argentina 37-15 this afternoon.
Banahan, the first Jersey-born male rugby player to win a full senior international cap, was making his debut with the England side in the match played at Old Trafford. He was selected after his try-scoring performance in the non-cap friendly defeat against the Barbarians at Twickenham last Saturday.
Parents Malcolm and Ann were among the crowd who saw the 22-year-old former Siam Cup player make his impressive first appearence in an England shirt.
• Full report and pictures in Monday’s Jersey Evening Post
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Well done Matt. Good game to get into as a first cap.
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