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Training 2010/11 Season

admin — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:51:02 +0000

Training started as of Wednesday 7th July at 6:30 at Watcombe.

If you know potential new players, bring them along.

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Match Report – Ventnor 2nd XV v Gosport and Fareham

James — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:24:32 +0000

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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Match Report – Ventnor 2nd XV v Overton 2nd XV

James — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:23:20 +0000

24^th October 2009

Ventnor 2^nd XV 38 – Overton 2^nd XV 5

For this Merit Table 3 match, sponsored by Leslies Motor Group, Ventnor loaned Overton some players because the visitors travelled over a few short. Therefore it was ironic that Overton opened the scorer through a try from Tom Engelgardt, a Ventnor stalwart. However these were the last points the visitors would score as Ventnor began to dominate. However they made hard work and the score remained the same until Martin McMeechan, frustrated by his teammates poor decision making, took matters in his own hands and bashed over for a couple of tries. With scrumhalf Graham Simlar directing play, the second half saw more pattern to Ventnor’s game and the scores began to mount up. Firstly Allan Bridges made a searing break until gravity took over and Arran Marriott darted over in the corner. Then skipper Mike Flanagan, Ian Collins, Alex Morton and Gary Ball took the game to the opposition and Nolan Winter, to the surprise of all (including himself), ran in from forty yards. After smart defensive work from Jonathan Meadowcroft, winger Edwin Bodros’ thirst for work paid off when he ran eighty metres to arrive under the posts where – in a generous show of entente cordiale – he handed the ball to Engelgardt to score for Ventnor in Tom’s last game before joining the army. Finally, in the best movement of the game, continual phase play culminated in an excellent try by Shaun Williams. Fullback Warren Riches, who was strong all day, slotted four conversions. Promisingly for Ventnor, the match featured a great debut performance by Ben Pearce whilst Luke Marsland showed that he has potential in his first ever game of senior rugby.

Deservedly Martin McMeechan was the Wightlink Man of the Match whilst Shaun Williams took the A J Wells Black Dog award.

Squad I Collins, S Williams, M Flanagan (capt), B Pearce, M McMeechan, A Morton, G Ball, G Simlar, A Marriott, J Meadowcroft, L Marsland, E Bodros, T Engelgardt, W Riches, N Winter, A Bridges

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