Results of South Island Sevens 2022

Two days of brilliant rugby and entertainment at Watcombe Bottom – the home of Ventnor Rugby Club, South Islands Sevens – in perfect weather and great spirit throughout.

After the elite teams did their thing on Saturday, yesterday was Social Sunday, but the skills and commitment on show were certainly not the way I remember ‘social rugby’.

Above image: James Morton

Just a quick sum up of the results of the South Island Sevens:

Saturday for the Elite Teams

The Red Funnel Trophy was won by the Ryde School Under 11 team who beat Sam Lines’ Gurnard Primary team in a thrilling match by scoring 8 tries to Gurnard’s 7.

The South Island Sevens Elite Women’s Trophy was won by The Lioness Team
The South Island Sevens Bowl Final was won by The Apaches
The South Island Sevens Plate Final was won by Jamaica UK
The South Island Sevens Cup Final was won by Speranza 22 (who beat The Wild Dogs by a single point in a terrific climax to the day)

South Island Sevens, Saturday 21 May 2022:

The Red Funnel Trophy was won by the Ryde School Under 11 team who beat Sam Lines’ Gurnard Primary School team in a thrilling match by scoring 8 tries to Gurnard’s 7.

Social Sunday

The highlight of course was the debut appearance of the ‘South Island Sundays‘ – a team made up of players from all three Island clubs: Isle of Wight RFC, Sandown and Shanklin RFC and Ventnor RFC.

The South Island Sundays 2022 team at South Islands Sevens 2022

Ventnor RFC players representing Ventnor RFC were Luke Butler, Dan Bell, Jake Babington, and Sam Lines. Coaches of the team were Frank Bagnall and Fergus Kenny. Team Manager: Chris Fletcher

The Social Sunday Women’s Tournament winners: The Wild Dogs
The Social Sunday Bowl winners: The Clarence Show Ponies
The Social Sunday Plate winners: Oxford Barbarians 3rds
The Social Sunday Cup winners: The Wild Dogs

Above Image: James Morton

South Island Sevens 2022 Isle of Wight Team

For a team put together after a few training sessions, they were outstanding, winning their third group game at a canter and going out in the semi-finals.