Ventnor Rugby Club teams start their new season – the long wait is over!
The long wait is over. On Saturday, Ventnor Rugby Club 1st XV play their opening match in the new Hampshire league season, Counties 3 Hampshire League 2024-25. The kick off against Aldershot and Fleet RFC at Watcombe is at 3pm.
New skipper, Ben Savill names a strong squad with a Ventnor RFC debut from the very promising Lew Howard while Jack Gilbey is rewarded for his excellence in training with a Ventnor RFC 1st XV debut.
And it will be good to see how the new axis of Joe Coghlan and Max Wheeler perform after some real positive stuff in training throughout the off-season.
Talking of training, the club would like to thank Neil Evans, Clive Hill, Todd Riches and Deano Magnurson for the time they’ve put all through the summer.
Meanwhile Jack Rushton travels to Chichester RFC with an equally strong Ventnor Rugby Club 2XV squad with Henrik Brown and Iain Reeves making first league starts, in the Hampshire Premiership South League 2024-25.
The full squads are:-
Ventnor Rugby Club 1st XV:
Dan Lythgoe, Jewy Jones, Adam Pratt, Nathan Frampton, Andy Teague, George Collett, Lewy Morton, Ben Savill (capt), Joe Coghlan, Max Wheeler, Ed Blake, Lew Howard, Tom Crews, Jack Gilbey, Jake Babington, Grant Richardson, Ben Cooper and Fred Fairman.
Ventnor Rugby Club 2nd XV:
Iain Reeves, Henrik Brown, Jack Rushton (capt), Bob Parker, Callum Martin, Deano Magnurson, Gav Davis, Charlie Magnurson, Ben Souter, Harry Ottley, Olly Wood, Steve Maskell, Layton Greatorex, Ewen Castle, Alan Fox, Bradley Francis and Ben Atkins.
As ever we must thank our match sponsors for the weekend, namely:
Barry Pike, Beach Events, Cheetah Marine, Jeannette Adams, LJ Plumbing, Mark Cufflin, Mike Toomey, Ron Gisborn, Steve Cooper (the Mayor of Ventnor), The Flower Garden, Lois & Andy Mullins and Yates Brewery.
If you are interested in becoming a Ventnor Rugby Club Sponsor please see here
On the subject of sponsors, we must congratulate A J Wells and Sons Ltd for their recent King’s Award for Enterprise International Trade, in May 2024.
A J Wells have been a major sponsor of the club for sixteen successive years now and, along with Red Funnel Ferries and Wight Shipyard Co., will be proudly displayed on our 50th Anniversary 1st and 2nd XV shirts which will debuted in the next few weeks or so.
See you on Saturday. The bar opens at 12:30 to welcome the VPs who will be enjoying their first lunch of the season.
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Ventnor Rugby Club, Watcombe Bottom Sports Centre, Watcombe Bottom, Whitwell Road, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, PO38 1LP – view on Google Maps
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10% off in the Ventnor Rugby Club Teemill store this weekend
Don’t forget, as of tomorrow, Friday 20th September through to midnight on Sunday 22nd September you can get 10% off in the Ventnor Rugby Club Teemill store.
Best Regards
James
JAMES MORTON
Honorary Club Secretary Ventnor RFC
T: 07901 938 317
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