Jersey fly-half Aaron Penberthy says the island side want to win all of their games this season after clinching the Regional One South title.
The island side beat Bracknell 38-7 on Saturday to win promotion to National Two level.
They have won all 19 of their games so far this season as they earned their third promotion in four campaigns.
“Promotion was first, but we do want to go unbeaten,” Penberthy told BBC Radio Jersey. “I think we’ve got the group of players that won’t take their foot off the gas.
“That’s a massive achievement if we do that, everyone’s hungry for it.
The 33-year-old kicked 13 points as an island side returned to the top-four tiers of rugby for the first time since then-Championship champions Jersey Reds went out of business in 2022.
The former Cornish Pirates half-back was part of the Reds side until 2020 when he retired from the professional game and became a police officer.
He joined amateur side Jersey RFC when it was established in 2022 after splitting from then-professional Championship side Jersey Reds.
“I came back to have a bit of fun with the guys, and now we’re going into the National Leagues again,” he said.
“I would never have expected to be back in National Two, I think the last time I played National Two I was 17 years old playing for Redruth.
“Hopefully, I can just maintain this old body and try to get another season out of it.”
Penberthy was part of the Cornish Pirates side that were beaten in the Championship play-off final in 2012 by London Welsh.
He went on to make a career as a professional in England’s second tier before leaving the sport at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
He became a key part of the island’s amateur side that provided a lifeline for the sport in the island after the Reds demise – he is a number of former professionals who have stayed on Jersey and play for the club.
They have gone on to earn three promotions in four seasons and have won all 19 of their matches so far this campaign.
“We always have a target on our back every week,” he added.
“It’s such a good group of players. I’ve always said this when I was playing for Jersey Reds, because you’re on an island we’re such a tight group.
“We live in a nine-by-five-mile island, we train with each other Tuesday, Thursday nights, spend every other Saturday with each other away from our families.
“It’s just such a good team and good cohesion within the team and we knew what we had to do.”
