Match report: Ventnor 1st XV v Overton 1st XV (30th January 2010)
Overton 13 – Ventnor 13
Ventnor had not played since the beginning of January and showed some rustiness against forthright opponents in this Hampshire Division 2 match. Ventnor were under pressure in a very forward orientated game and Overton were in the lead late into the game with Ventnor’s only points coming from two penalties from Todd Riches. But with Ventnor’s backs showing more promise, in the very last move of the match, Sam Lines burst upfield in a fifty metre break and was only stopped by foul play by the opposition. Thinking calmly under pressure, Ventnor’s captain Mike Walker chose to take the scrum and the ball went down the line for Chris Dobbas to score. Needing the conversion to draw the game, Todd Riches slotted the kick to keep Ventnor’s promotion push very much alive.
Todd Riches was the Wightlink man of the match for yet another great performance whilst Olly Fulljames took the A J Wells Black Dog award.
Team: M.Walker (capt), S.Jesney, D.Newbery, S.Benfield, J.Morley, J.Pemberton, S.Pickard, T.Riches, F.Kenny, D.Marriott, B.Lush, C.Dobbas, S.Lines, O.Fulljames, W.Riches Subs G.Ball, A.Pratt
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