Match Report: Ventnor 1st XV v Nomads (away)
Nomads 9 – Ventnor RFC 22 Another win for Ventnor in their league campaign puts them one step closer to the top of the table. This match against the Portsmouth based Nomads was not a pretty affair but there were moments of good play from both sides. The visitors dominated the early stages of play [...]
Match Report: Ventnor 1st XV v Stoneham
Ventnor RFC 87 – Stoneham 0 This Hampshire Division 2 match, sponsored by Paddingtons of Ventnor, provided ample proof of Ventnor’s progress this season, endorsed by another excellent crowd at Watcombe Bottom. Right from the kick off the Ventnor took the game to the visitors with Jim Pemberton, Ady Entwistle and Rob Newton driving the [...]
Match report: Ventnor 1st XV v Fareham Heathens
Ventnor RFC 31 – Fareham Heathens 10 On a blustery day, with the pitch rock hard this was a stunning RFU Vase victory for the home team against Division One opposition in a match sponsored by The Mill Bay Inn. After 20 minutes of evenly matched play, a flowing move through the hands put Ventnor’s [...]
Match report: Ventnor 2nd XV v Millbrook 2nd XV (away)
Match report: Millbrook 57 – Ventnor 0 26th September 2009 Captain Rob Newton stepped up to the mark this week and against all the odds managed to summon up 16 players by calling in a few favours. By Friday evening that was down to 15 and on Saturday’s departure to the mainland it was 14. [...]
Match report: Ventnor 2nd XV v Isle of Wight 2nd XV
Match report: Ventnor 2nd XV 36 – Isle of Wight 2nd XV 719th September 2009 With a squad whose age range spanned over forty years – when the Beatles were no 1 – Ventnor 2nds kick started their Merit Table 3 campaign with a handsome win over the Isle of Wight. In a match sponsored [...]
