Guernsey’s Siam Cup squad will defend the silverware tomorrow. Back row, left to right: Blair Campbell, Layton Batiste, Cameron Patten, Paul Thomas, Laurence Hill-Tout, Russ Roberts, Simon Sharrott, Nick Barton, Jason Cudby, Darren Jones, Hayden Green and Ben Mahy. Front: Mark Elliott, Ben Le Huray, Carl Gardner, captain Andy Bailey, Divon Crouse, Jim Elliott, Barry Goude and James Regnard. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0573505)

THEY are always the underdogs, even when they are the holders, but Andy Bailey is confident that Guernsey have the big game players needed to retain the Siam Cup tomorrow.

The Sarnians are looking to become only the second green-and-whites team to retain the trophy and their captain would love to be part of a squad who create history. ‘[A Guernsey win on home soil] has not been done since 1995 and the Siam has not been retained by Guernsey since the 60s. History is against us, but it would be a tremendous achievement to buck that trend,’ Bailey said.

He knows that it is going to be far from easy. ‘Man for man, we have to have exceptional games – we are under no illusions about that. But we have done it before.’