Venner glad to be back after 51-week layoff

By LUKE JARMYN

The “practiced hands” of Jersey’s backroom team is what Toby Venner believes rescued his career after a 51-week injury lay-off.
The former Gloucester and Bristol scrum-half was nearly forced to bring down the curtain on his burgeoning career after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in his knee and going under the surgeon’s knife last spring.
But that didn’t stop Harvey Biljon signing the 25-year-old, who is looking to make up for lost time after his first starts for the Reds in back-to-back Friday night cup wins over Hartpury and Nottingham.
Venner told Th...

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