TWO BECOMES ONE
The Consell Insular will drastically modify the project to finish off the Ibiza Town-Airport road it was announced last week. Experts were said to be putting the final touches to the project, which will be ready for public viewing from February, according to sources at the Consell.
The venture, which was begun by the previous PP-party, could not be finished along with the rest of the new roads after the Airport Authorities (AENA), who own the land in the surrounding area, refused to hand it over to the then PP-run Govern Balear. However the current administration said they had re-submitted a request to AENA and were confident of a positive response.
Whilst talking about their ideas the Consell were quick to point out that the new project for the Ibiza Town-Airport road would be completely modified and would only incorporate one lane heading in each direction, as well as a filter lane to ensure the traffic leaving the many warehouses and industrial estates on the road, could join the traffic safely. The original project was for two lanes in each direction, in addition to the filter lane. The new plans are just one of the reasons the Consell Insular is confident the Governs request for the land will be approved. In reality, according to the Highways Minister, Antoni Armengol, the land being asked for is a small fraction of what had been requested previously.
The work is to include the creation of pavements on both sides of the road, street lighting and a general face-lift to the road, which was described by the minister as vital to create a good first impression to the thousands of tourists arriving daily at the airport.
The Consell were also confident they would be able to sort out the drainage problem which has affected the road during the wettest days of the year. Traffic has had to be stopped several times during 2007 as heavy rain flooded the underpasses on both the airport and the Ibiza-San Antonio roads. Armengol explained they were currently designing a project which they hoped would solve the problem. The incidents have occurred, until now, because the installation of the pipes to extract the excess water has not yet been put in due to the fact that permission has yet to be granted. The pipes on the airport road were to finish close to the new rugby pitch in Playa den Bossa, next to the Don Toni Hotel. In order for the work to be carried out permission was needed from the Coastal Authorities which had not yet been granted. The Consell were therefore trying to modify the project and make it slightly simpler.
It is hoped the project will be available for the public to see from the second week in February, although no firm dates have been set. It is due to be on display for 15 days. The general public will also, at this time, be able to make known any complaints they may have about the plans. However, the Consell were said to have worked very closely with local residents in the area and there is not expected to be much criticism.

AROUND THE ISLAND

Afters Crackdown
The Council of Mayors, the new forum consisting of the five municipal mayors and the president of the Consell Insular, announced on Thursday they would work together to try and put an end to the growing problem caused by after-hours clubs and bars. During only their third such meeting together, it was decided all of the municipalities would regulate the opening hours of discos and bars forcing them to close from 6am -12 noon.
Currently only San Antonio and San Jose have legislation in place to curb the increasing problem of after-hour establishments. Within both municipalities during 2008 clubs and bars will be forced to shut at 6a.m. for a minimum of six hours. This will be the first year the new regulation is in place in San Jose, while it was successfully implemented in San Antonio last year for the first time. The mayors of Santa Eulalia and San Juan both claimed there were currently no problems within their municipalities, but would bring out similar legislation just in case.
The mayor of Ibiza, Lurdes Costa, revealed the legal department was looking into legislation to ensure clubs and bars were closed for a total of twelve hours during the day. She admitted she was not sure if this new legislation would be legal, and there were claims it could infringe certain European regulations. However she reiterated the possibility was being looked into.
The moves are all part of the Consell Insulars attempts to clean up the image of the island. President Xico Tarres, while wanting to welcome all groups to the island, said each had to show respect and the current anything goes image Ibiza has was starting to do permanent damage.
It was also announced by Tarres that the forum has also decided to set up a Music Council which they hope will be able to monitor this important sector, and help in its promotion worldwide. The idea has been applauded by all of the main clubs on the island, who finally believe the people in charge have woken up to the importance of the sector.
It was announced the following day, after a meeting with the most important club owners, that the Consell would try and use them to help extend the length of the tourist season.

New Ruling
Building companies are to be made far more liable for illegal work they undertake, according to a new ruling by the Supreme Court in Palma. Until now constructors working on illegal projects have escaped punishment, while the promoter and owners of the property have been the ones held accountable. This is set to change after the ruling was made last week concerning building work which had been undertaken on the mansion of the famous German former tennis player Boris Becker, in Majorca. The judge hearing the case against the company who had undertaken the extension work on the property claimed they should have checked the licence before carrying out the work, and it seemed obvious they had carried it out in the full knowledge that what they were doing was illegal.
Becker was fined 240,000 in a hearing in 2004. The construction company was also penalised 480,000; however this was reduced considerably at a later hearing. Although the fine was lessened, the Supreme Court made it clear that in future construction companies would have to make it their job to find out the work they were carrying out had all of the appropriate licences.
Becker was also ordered to demolish the extension to his property. He eventually destroyed part of it, whilst making the rest of the work legal at the 100-acre, 15 million country estate.

Hospital Concerns
The Medical Union has expressed its surprise at the short term thinking adopted by the Consell Insular when discussing plans for the new hospital which is set to begin this year, and will hopefully be ready to replace Can Misses by 2011. Spokesman Ignacio Fernandez said the current administration had claimed they would build a hospital with the capacity to cope with 170,000 medical cards. They then proceeded to reveal the island would reach that number by 2015. Thus, according to Fernandez, the saturation problems currently experienced in the hospital will be repeated just four years after the new hospital is complete. He claims current thinking concerning the hospital is far too short term, and that increasing the capacity and capabilities of the new institution is essential.
He continues by claiming the Consell also needs to take into account the increasing number of tourists visiting the island, and the subsequent strain they exert on the medical system. The Consell had initially been fairly dismissive about their effect, stating most tourists do not use the system, a theory disputed by Fernandez.
Whilst disclosing primary ideas about the new hospital, the Health Department revealed up to 60 per cent of the rooms will be individual, a move seen by Fernandez as extremely positive. It will also give the opportunity for capacity to increase, as all rooms will be large enough to hold two beds.

Golf Encouragement
The president of the Hotel Association has called for two new golf courses to be built on the island. Roberto Hortensius claimed the addition would help prolong the season beyond the traditional six month period, which has been decreasing over the last ten years. He said the courses should be planned in already urbanised areas and added the projects for a course in Playa den Bossa and San Antoni would both be extremely beneficial to the island. Whilst opposing the construction of a golf course out in the countryside, like Cala d´Hort, he asserted the important factor the sport could have in breaking down the seasonal barriers which are currently in place. He claims statistics show the average golfing tourist wants to play on three courses, hence the need for two more to complement the installation already existing in Roca Lisa.
He continued by saying he expected this season to be very similar or a little better than last year. The positive feedback from the World Travel Market, along with encouraging news from most of the main tour operators, has led him to predict reservations will be up in general. However, he maintained most of the tourists would again come between the months of June and September.
He praised the policies of the new Consell in their promotion of the undiscovered side of Ibiza, with far more marketing of the natural and authentic character of the island. However he warned that they should not forget about the sun and sea tourism which remains the islands bread and butter.
His positive forecast was underlined by the British Consul in the Balearics, Paul Abrey, who confirmed winter reservations had been going well, and he expected all of the Islands to see an increase during summer 2008, especially Majorca. He continued that British holidaymakers would start to feel the pinch of rising interest rates and other economic hardships during the year, which would make the economic Balearics even more popular.
The news came just after 7th January which has been dubbed Holiday Day by the Association of British Travel Agents (Abta) after record numbers of people booked their summer breaks on this date. They claimed as many as 500,000 Brits booked their summer break after the post-Christmas blues hit hard. An estimated 100,000 of these holidays were to Majorca and Ibiza.

Cruise Expansion
Ibiza received a total of 109 cruise ships during 2007, an increase of 6 per cent on the previous year. Although the total number of passengers was not yet available, it was revealed that until September 2007, a total of 66,960 tourists had arrived, 10 per cent more than the previous year. The increase in cruise line tourism has been welcomed by the authorities, who are planning to build a second docking station in Botafoch marina. This will enable many more boats to visit the island during the summer.
There have been 86 reservations made so far for 2008, slightly down on last year, but it is hoped a few more will reserve a space during the coming months.

Continued Strikes
The stalemate between the Taxi Drivers Association and the Consell continued last week as new strikes were announced. The next action will be taken at midnight on Friday/Saturday 25th and 26th January lasting twenty-four hours and will continue every Saturday until a solution is found. Members gathered outside the Consell building on Monday to clarify their demands to the waiting press, and also took the opportunity of handing in a letter with their desires to the Transport Minister, Albert Prats. However, it appears his position remains unchanged and the stalemate is set to continue until one side gives in. The Association is unhappy half of the 150 new licences on offer for next summer will be available to drivers who are currently working on salaries. However, Prats believes this is the only democratic way to distribute them.

Discount Promise
The director general for Transport at the Govern Balear, Joana Amengual, has assured residents of the Balearic Islands they will be able to claim the 50 per cent discount on flight tickets to other mainland airports from 28th January. The dispute arose during 2007 after Iberia announced it would no longer be running the routes between Palma/Ibiza and Barcelona. They then handed over responsibility to Clickair, a low cost airline in which they are partners. Soon afterwards it became clear passengers were not being offered the usual discounts on any connecting flights from Barcelona to mainland destinations. Until that point any flight taken by a Balearic resident within twelve hours of the original flight entitled that person to a 50 per cent discount, equal to the one received from the flight to Barcelona.
Amengual said she had spoken to the company, and they had agreed in principal to apply the discount. The company confirmed this statement the following day but insisted passengers with onward journeys would still have to recheck-in their luggage at Barcelona.
The director general also heavily criticised Iberias role in the conflict, claiming they had tried to ignore the problem, a complication which had been initiated by them in the first place by allowing Clickair, a low-cost airline, to run the routes.

Fog Delays
The Airport Authorities were forced to cancel five flights from Ibiza last Monday due to dense fog. The problem began as the mist descended in the early hours of the morning causing the first two flights to Palma to be cancelled. Journeys to all other destinations were also delayed several hours. A break in the weather meant several flights were able to take off and land just after midday; however the fog returned half an hour later to ensure further delays until it finally cleared during the afternoon.
The airport in Palma suffered similar problems with a total of 16 flights cancelled, and 44 of the 47 flights due to take-off that day delayed by an average of 38 minutes.
The fog eerily came on the 36th anniversary of the biggest air crash witnessed on the island, which was also caused by fog, and remains to this day the most tragic aeroplane crash witnessed on Spanish soil. On 7th January 1972 an Iberia Caravelle plane destined first for Valencia and then Madrid crashed in to the Sa Talaia hills in San Jose, at an altitude of just 301 metres, ten minutes after take-off killing 104 people. Dense fog was blamed for the accident.

Building Slowdown
The planning and construction of new homes fell by 5.12 per cent last year, as the sector continued to cool following several years of frenetic activity. Although the first part of 2007 continued to show signs of growth, the collapse materialised during the second semester with a fall, in comparison to 2006, of 12.51 per cent. The data was collected by the Official College of Architects which has to give the rubber stamp to all building plans on the island. They claimed the amount of projects being sent to them for registration had fallen sharply. However, they said they were not too alarmed about the situation and that it had been expected after the last few years of movement. They claimed a natural slowdown, combined with concern amongst buyers over rising interest rates had had a significant impact on the construction market.
In December 2007 there were 1,630 more jobless people within the construction sector than the previous year. This rise was also blamed on the reduction of public projects currently being undertaken on the island.
The report was released the day before a study carried out on youngsters revealed they believed it would be even more difficult to leave their family home during 2008. The majority claimed mortgage or rental payments would prevent them from setting up home on their own, or with their partner.

Bar Goodbyes
Jose Manuel Bar, the Central Governments representative on the island and the man in charge of the police force, claimed last week crime had fallen by 25 per cent since 2003. Bar made the comments in his farewell speech after it had been announced earlier in the week he would be leaving his post after being elected as the PSOE´s new candidate to Congress. He does so claiming the island is in far better shape than when he took the job. He said that in 2003 there were a total of 15,400 crimes committed in Ibiza and Formentera. This fell sharply to 11,500 in 2007 due to, according to Bar, the increased presence of police officers and their continued hard work. He said it was a statistic very much appreciated by the general public, shown in the fact crime had fallen to 14th place in the monthly lists of what was worrying inhabitants.
He also pointed to the recent fall in traffic fatalities. During 2007 there were just 12 deaths on the islands roads, the lowest levels since 1991 and way down on the 31 and 26 people who perished in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
He also praised the response to both the Don Pedro crisis, and to the bomb alerts last year at the airport which, he claimed, showed Ibiza could respond ably to most crisis situations.
He said the main regrets of his tenure had been the delays experienced in the building of the new police headquarters and several other infrastructures, but professed these delays were usual when planning such things.

Neighbourhood Fight
Neighbours in na Xamena have voiced their concerns over the latest building regulations approved just before Christmas by the Town Hall of San Juan. The new plans have left open the possibility for moderate urbanisation in the area, a fact which has left neighbours threatening legal action. They claim that the area should be exempt from any future building work due to the fact the region is classed as an Area of Common Interest (LIC), as well as an area which has been protected due its population of rare birds. Neighbours are claiming they will take their fight to the European Courts if the plans, which would allow the building of fifteen chalets, are passed.
The mayor of San Juan, Antoni Mari, claimed that in his opinion the plans were legal, but would anyhow have to be approved by the Consell Insular.
A spokesman for the Consell claimed that, in theory, they did not want any more urbanisations in na Xamena and would not approve the plans. The Minister responsible, Miquel Ramon, said he did not believe it necessary or correct to approve further building work in the area, and he promised to go over the proposals as soon as possible.

IBIZA TOWN

Post Office Arrests
Three workers at the post office in Ibiza Town were being held by police after an investigation discovered they had been sending drugs through the postal system. The officers carrying out the operation codenamed Express decided to strike after the three were preparing to send a package to an address in Valencia. On opening the parcel, with the necessary legal permission, they found sixty-seven grams of crystal meth, a very pure, smokeable form of methamphetamine. This is an extremely addictive stimulant and is a class II drug.
The homes of all three people were raided and searched after the arrests. Another 273 grams of crystal was discovered, along with 57 grams of marijuana and 56 grams of hashish. Several mobile telephones, cameras, documents and a laptop were also discovered. At the moment it is unknown how long the group has been in operation, and precisely how many packages have been sent.

More Strikes
Staff at Can Misses have threatened more strike action in their continued dispute over changes to working shifts. Despite a half-hour protest in early December bosses have still not been in contact to try and come to an agreement over the changes, which have been soundly rejected by hospital staff. Their spokesperson, Carmen Ortiz, said they felt undervalued and spurned by the new management, who only took control last year. The changes were introduced almost immediately although they will not have to be enforced until later this year. The main problem of the new legislation is the fact workers can now be called in at any time, without much warning, to cover other members of staff. This, they claim, will make it very difficult to organise their lives and, in particular, leave the island.

SAN ANTONIO

Marijuana Seized
The owner of the Rico Grow Shop in San Antonio has accepted a two year prison sentence after officers found 94 marijuana plants growing in a storeroom in his shop. Police raided the shop on Thursday after suspicion grew after a strong smell of marijuana continued for days close to the property. Police had also been alerted by the extremely high electricity costs that were being run up by the owner. Inside the shop they found various lights and heating devices to ensure optimum conditions. The store, on the corner of calles Madrid and Faro, remained closed.

Library Promise
The mayor of San Antonio, Jose Sala, announced last week he hoped to build a new library this year. He said that although no money had been earmarked in the annual budget for the project, he would finance it as part of the municipalitys running costs. He revealed his administration were currently looking for a new building to house the project, and hoped it would be close to the old library which can be found in calle Cervantes, in the heart of the town.
He declared the current premises were struggling to cope with the growing population of the municipality, and the fact that the introduction of internet facilities at the library had increased popularity.

Poopy Scoop
The Town Hall of San Antonio confirmed on Tuesday that they would stepping up their fight against dog owners who do not clean up after their animals. The Council has recognised the problem, and is warning all owners to carry bags with them whenever they are walking their dogs. Owners cleaning up after their animals will help to ensure the ongoing enjoyment and a clean environment for all municipal residents. Fines for perpetrators will range between 30 and 300. They also reminded pet owners that free spades were available from the Town Hall to help them in the task.

SAN JOSE

Electricity Delays
The work being undertaken in San Jordi by electricity provider, GESA, will continue until Easter, it was announced last week. The project, which will primarily affect the through-road of the town, involves the installation of two electricity cables which will eventually be used to provide power to the sub-stations in San Jordi and Playa den Bossa. The work, which began last week, involves the traffic being halted at various times of the day, a problem which has seen considerable traffic jams during the busiest times. The work is part of Plan Micro currently being carried out on the island at a cost of 320,000, the objective of which is to reduce the number of the incidents of power failures.

Pinet Dispute
The Public Prosecution department announced on Friday they had asked the law courts to look into the signing of an agreement by the previous administration of San Jose, which had made the Residencial Cala Pinet in Cala de Bou, legal. At the moment no culprits have been named, but it is likely the promoter and even the mayor may be called by the judge in the case. The Public Prosecutor looking into the matter said there were issues of corruption and fraud concerning the agreement and the sale of the apartments.
The dispute started back in the 1980´s when there was a disagreement between neighbours over land borders. Subsequently, the apartment complex was built, three apartments of which had encroached onto a neighbours adjoining land. He made an official complaint and after years of court proceedings it was ruled three of the apartments in Block B would have to be demolished. However although the mayor at the time, Jose Serra Escandell, claimed he would prepare the project for their destruction, an agreement was eventually reached with the owner of the neighbouring land who promised he would not insist the apartments be demolished. A statute was then passed making the three apartments legal. It was later claimed by the environmentalist group, GEN, that the agreement was reached with the neighbour after he had been promised a building permit for his land.
The promoter of the project may also face charges of fraud after he sold the apartments without informing the buyers of the precarious situation the affected apartments found themselves in.
The public prosecutor, Antoni Torres, admitted that the current ruling means illegal properties are only demolished if expressly asked for. This has led to a situation where there are many rulings which have never been executed.

SANTA EULALIA

New School
The Town Hall of Santa Eulalia has pleaded with the Govern Balear to build a new secondary school within the municipality. Sources revealed the mayor was even willing to supply them with a piece of land for the project. The 10,989 m2 area on offer was bought by the previous administration close to the primary school, Venda d´Arabi, for exactly this purpose.
At present the municipality only has one secondary school, es Xarc, which according to mayor, Vicent Mari, will be struggling to cope in just three years time. He added that with a population of just over 32,000 inhabitants, a new school was essential.
There is also the problem of the limited courses that the current institute offers, meaning many teenagers have to enrol in institutes outside the municipality in order to study their chosen course.

Retail Promotion
The Town Hall of Santa Eulalia is to pedestrianise several town centre streets in its attempt to attract more visitors to the central shopping area. The Councillor for Tourist and Retail Promotion, Carmen Ferrer, revealed that the mayor had safeguarded 120,000 of his annual budget in order to try and improve the dynamism of the town centre. Although there are still many ideas on the table, Ferrer revealed she wanted to involve as many retailers as possible in planning what would be best for the area. She admitted much more promotion would be needed to make people aware of the variety of stores available within the municipality. It is hoped the plan will be ready within the first four months of the year, and will eventually command an annual fixed-subsidy within the mayors budget.

CRIME & INCIDENTS

First Fatalities
Three youngsters from Minorca were the first road fatalities of the year, following a tragic accident just outside Mao. The three victims were all from the same area, plunging the residents of Alaior into deep mourning. The accident occurred just before 5a.m. on Sunday as the four youths were leaving Mao on their way to the house of the fourth occupant, who miraculously walked away uninjured from the wreck. Although the incident was still being investigated it is believed the driver lost control of the vehicle, a Volkswagen Golf, due to a combination of the wet road and excessive speed. The three victims, all between 18 and 20 years of age, died at the scene, as the car burst into flames. Emergency services were soon on the scene but their presence proved futile as the three were confirmed dead just after 7a.m.

Lady Found
A 77 year old woman was found safe and well on Monday afternoon after having disappeared for nearly 20 hours. The woman, who suffers from Alzheimer´s disease, was last seen on Sunday afternoon at the home she shares with her daughter. She left the house while her daughter was enjoying a siesta, to take her dog, a Yorkshire Terrier, for a walk on es Cavallet beach. Her daughter raised the alarm sometime later, after she had failed to return home. This was not the first time she had gone missing, and had previously been known to hitch-hike rides to both the port and airport in her attempts to leave the island and return to Madrid, where she used to live.
Police in Ibiza Town immediately sent out eight officers to search for the woman. They were soon joined by four from San Jose, as a total of 20 people, including friends and neighbours, helped in the search combing the beach and surrounding area.
She was eventually found a little dazed, but in good health, the following afternoon in the centre of Ibiza Town, close to the Fruit and Veg market. In total she had covered a distance of over eight kilometres, which led officers to believe she had again hitched a ride, as she had recently undergone a hip operation and it would have been impossible for her to have walked the distance on foot. Fortunately it was not a cold night, as it later became clear she had spent the night in the doorway of a building in Avenida Isidor Macabich.

FINANCIAL NEWS

Price Hikes
Prices are set to keep rising for at least the first six months of the year according to a leading expert. The rises will follow a year in which the average cost of the shopping basket has risen by 4 per cent. The increases have largely been blamed on high international oil prices. A barrel currently costs $100, the highest price recorded during the last 20 years. However, contributing factors include a greater proportion of crops being used in the production of bio-chemicals.
A third factor ensuring a continued rise in inflation is the recent increase in Government taxes on both cigarettes and alcohol by 2 per cent, added to the recent price hikes in both electricity bills, telephone calls and airport taxes.
However Toni Riera, an analyst for Sa Nostra bank, claimed the rises would only last for the first six months of the year, after which inflation would stabilise. This would mostly be due to a lowering of international oil prices which is expected by June.
His statements came on the back of a report which showed inhabitants of the Balearics are, on average, the most debt ridden in Spain. For every euro saved, the typical islander owed 2.40 to the bank, 80 centimes more than the national average. The majority of people use their credit card for small purchases, whilst arranging loans for the bigger ones. It is predicted residents in Ibiza will take out 15 per cent more loans this year than in 2007.

Hotel Investment
The hotel and leisure group, Fiesta Hotels, owned by the Ibicencan businessman and former Foreign Secretary, Abel Matutes, is to invest 420million in its properties all over the world during the next four years. The investment will include the construction of several new properties. The precise locations have yet to be confirmed, but it is thought the group will continue with its investment in South and Central America, with Brazil a strong favourite. Matutes also confirmed he wanted to incorporate golf courses and spas into some of the establishments. However, he underlined growth would not be confined to long-haul destinations, and said they would continue to expand their European programme.
The group has a total of 30 hotels worldwide under their three main groups, Fiesta Hotels and Resorts, Pallidium Hotels and Resorts and finally Ayre Hotels, whose properties are based in Spain and Portugal.

SPORTS
More to Come
Ibiza Rugby travelled to Manacor, Mallorca, on Saturday to play against Demonis the most recently formed club in the Balearic league. The gap between the two sides was significant and the final score Demonis 0 - 76 Ibiza did not show the spirit with which Demonis played throughout this game. Indeed the Ibiza team can learn many lessons from the way in which their opponents approached the game and if team cohesion and togetherness represented a parameter of measurement Demonis would have run out clear winners.
It is without doubt Ibiza have talented players and organisation but lack the discipline, decision making and above all the tightness they displayed at the end of last season. Their lack of discipline was noted by the referee and should heed a warning for the games to come where less tolerant referees would be justified in showing yellow cards. Moreover the internal disharmony must be transferred into constructive communication and decisions must be made by individuals based on common cause and for the good of the team and not on self aggrandisement. Far too often during this game Ibiza found themselves in a position with a five man overlap and failed to score.
Decision making is a key part of the game. Knowing when to pass, when to take contact, when to take responsibility and go alone and when to recognise someone else is in a better position than you are to score. There were times when players ran out of ideas and rather than take contact threw a speculative pass which went to ground; more experienced teams will punish this bad habit. There were times when players held on to the ball when a simple pass would have released a team mate into space. This trend must be reversed in the next game.
On the very positive side the game saw a return to form for player/president Mauricio Paez who ran a perfect line outside a magnificent break from Sebastian Santamaria, leaving the cut inside until the last moment to receive a beautifully timed pass and score. Some industrious work from debut flanker Aiden Bates and David Albert Corell in the first half created good ball for their back row partner Nacho Sparano to steal 7 tries. After a four year lay off Aiden settled beautifully into the role of spoiling the oppositions´ ball and presenting good clean ball in contact for his scrum half.
The front row, with pack leader Diego Fernandez Venteo, Lucio Damico Rebord and Ryan Harvey showed great technique adapting to scrummaging on an artificial surface against a much heavier pack. This was also true of the second row engine Ille Vacar and Vicente Planells Guasch who scrummaged well and secured their own line out ball whilst taking a few good steals from their opponents. The line out tactic of catch and drive was a well oiled machine and gained good ground going forward for the backs.
There were glimpses of quick ball produced by the forwards in second and third phases and great movement by the backs, but only glimpses and too many errors with basic skills preventing completion of multiple, sustained phases as they showed against Menorca. Ibiza must move forward and prepare hard for the next game at home on Saturday. The coaching team and players must work hard to perform the basics well and work as a cohesive unit over the coming weeks when they play stronger more experienced sides than they faced on Saturday. There is more to come if they are to realise their full potential.

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