Match Report – Ventnor 2nd XV v Gosport and Fareham
31st October 2009
Gosport and Fareham 2nd XV 0 – Ventnor 2nd XV 40
Ventnor 2nds travelled to Gosport ad Fareham for a friendly which resulted in a convincing win for the Island team. Ventnor were on top from the off with Ross Harris cutting through for a try in the early minutes which skipper Warren Riches converted. This was quickly followed by three more tries – from flyhalf Ben Cooper, Zack Davis (from an excellent cross-field kick from Fergus Kenny) and a second from Harris. With Riches converting two of these, Ventnor reached halftime with a comfortable 26 – 0 lead. What followed after the break revealed a great deal about this Ventnor side. A reinvigorated Gosport and Fareham side simply laid siege to the visitor’s line but, because of stubborn resistance and dogged team spirit, they never breached it. Great defence led by Jim Pemberton, Shaun Williams, Ben Pearce and Rob Jackson kept the forwards quiet whilst Jonathan Meadowcroft held the back line together like Horatio on the bridge. In the last quarter, with the home side beginning to wilt, Ventnor picked up their attacking game with Scott Jesney and Gary Ball at last taming their front row opposition. From midfield, scrumhalf Kenny made a dart and then flicked out a perfect pass to Ben Cooper who lacerated the defence with a great line to touch down. Then, straight from the kick off, Oly Fulljames galloped through the entire opposition to score under the posts. Riches converted both tries. As the final whistle went, Ventnor were still going forward with the excellent Simon Farnworth, in his first game, blasting his way down the right-hand touch line until stopped a few metres short.
Oly Fulljames was the Wightlink Man of the Match whilst Gary Ball took the A J Wells Black Dog award.
Team G Ball, S Williams, S Jesney, B Pearce, S Gough, J Pemberton, O Fulljames, R Jackson, F Kenny, B Cooper, J Meadowcroft, R Harris, S Farnworth, Z Davis, W Riches (capt)
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