Isle of Wight RFC 1XV 35-7 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire, Saturday 23 September 2023 I’ll leave it to Isle of Wight RFC to write this report . . . Image: Andrew Cooper Photography Ventnor 1st XV: Pratt, Jones (capt), Savill, Coltham, Collett, A.Morton, Coughlin, L.Morton, Souter, Lines, Turner, Fairman, Braham, E.Blake, …
Portsmouth RFC 2XV 20-17 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Saturday 16 September 2023 Ventnor travelled to Portsmouth RFC for this away double-header with 40 players which bodes well for the season to come. However it took some time for some new combinations to settle down and Ventnor’s rhythm was a little off as the game …
Pre-season friendly Southampton RFC 2XV 15 – 19 Ventnor RFC match report Ventnor RFC travelled to Southampton with a squad containing a mix of experience and came away with a deserved win against a strong Southampton side who never gave up throughout. Coaches Jason Evans, Clive Cardwell-Hill and Neil Evans used the game to try …
Isle of Wight RFC 1XV 17-22 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 18 March 2023 Ventnor RFC 1XV gained revenge for the Isle of Wight RFC 1XV’s victory at Watcombe earlier in the season with a win at Wootton that said as much about the character of the team as it did about their ever-improving rugby. The …
Havant RFC 3XV 52-24 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 11 March 2023 In the penultimate fixture for Ventnor RFC 1XV of the 2022-23 season, in the Counties 3 Hampshire league, Ventnor travelled away to Havant RFC 3XV, with their final fixture next Saturday. A series of injuries during play probably decided this game for Ventnor who, once …
Locksheath Pumas RFC 38-19 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 18 February 2023 A Ventnor RFC 1XV side, buoyed up by their previous weeks’ victory over Gosport and Fareham, took to the ferry again to take on a strong Locksheath Pumas RFC side. Unavailability and injuries meant a couple of changes to the starting line-up, …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 46-7 Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV Match Report Sat 11 February 2023 Ventnor RFC 1XV were on top throughout this match against a Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV team which travelled with a bare fifteen but who never gave up, in this Counties 3 Hampshire league game. Not for the first time, …
Guernsey RFC 2XV Ventnor RFC 1XV 66-10 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 28 January 2023 Captain Lewis Jones will be pleased that all his efforts in collecting a Ventnor RFC 1XV team together for the long away trip to Guernsey were rewarded with those selected assembling at E.Cowes at 5.30am!! Zoe Jones had done …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 62-17 Fareham Heathens RFC Match Report Sat 21 January 2023 The contrast between this week, and the last, Romsey RFC 1XV 60-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 14 January 2023, could not have been more vivid as Ventnor turned on the style and scored ten tries against an always game Fareham …
Romsey RFC 1XV 60-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 14 January 2023 Weather-related transport difficulties, which meant their squad lost two players before the day began, do not excuse another tepid display by Ventnor RFC 1XV when they travelled to Romsey RFC, whose excellent new pitch allowed the game to go ahead when many …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 0-7 Andover RFC 2XV Sat 7 January 2023 Match Report The scoreline bears witness to a game that was dominated by defence in which the commitment of both sides kept a typically large Watcombe crowd entertained despite the best efforts of the weather, when Ventnor 1st XV play Andover RFC 2XV, in the Counties 3 …
Portsmouth RFC 2XV 18-8 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 10 December 2022 Match Report This match represented another disappointing result for Ventnor which masked some of the positive progress the team is making. With further disruptions due to unavailability, illness and a growing injury list, the Islanders travelled with players having to slot into unaccustomed positions …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 21-36 Overton RFC Sat 3 December 2022 Match Report The good-sized crowd at Watcombe Bottom, for the Counties 3 Hampshire league game against Overton RFC, witnessed Ventnor’s enduring habit of demonstrating their ability to play sparkling rugby only for them to negate all their good work with unforced errors or ill-discipline. Indeed, …
Winchester RFC 2XV 33-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 26 November 2022 Match Report Once again Ventnor RFC 1XV were forced to travel light due to injuries and illness but put up a creditable performance against a high-flying Winchester RFC 2nd XV, currently lying second in the Counties 3 Hampshire league 2022/23. The home team set …
Overton RFC 44-33 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 19 November 2022 Match Report To honour this postponed fixture and without a number of first-team regulars due to unavailability and injury, Ventnor 1XV travelled in hope rather than expectation only to put up one of their best performances of the season. Overton RFC started strongly and their …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 3-31 Locksheath Pumas RFC Sat 12 November 2022 Match Report In this Counties 3 Hampshire League game Ventnor RFC 1XV came up against a strong and well-drilled Locksheath Pumas RFC and paid the price for not being able to retain controlled possession through the phases despite some excellent play throughout the game. …
Gosport and Fareham RFC 3XV 20-10 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 5 November 2022 Match Report Ventnor’s troubled day began when their squad – already missing some key players through injury and unavailability – was hampered by a delayed Solent crossing and a ‘friendly fire’ injury to tight-head prop Tristan Price whose foot was damaged before …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 9-50 Guernsey RFC 2XV Sat 29 October 2022 Match Report Forget the scoreline! This was a great performance by Ventnor RFC 1XV against the runaway league leaders Guernsey RFC 2XV who were averaging seventy points per game. So it was against expectation that, from the kick-off, it was Ventnor who took the …
Fareham Heathens RFC 25-22 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 22 October 2022 Match Report Buoyant after a win at home against Romsey, Ventnor RFC 1XV travelled away in force to Fareham Heathens RFC. A strong start by the Islanders and sloppy defending by Fareham led to a penalty for Tom Crews but the ball just glanced …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 14-13 Romsey RFC Sat 15 October 2022 Match Report The game kicked off with a spell of intense pressure from Romsey RFC who camped on Ventnor’s line only to be resisted by stout defence around the ruck with Andy Addison, Joel Walton and Ben Savill to the fore. Eventually, the turnover was …
Andover RFC 2XV 19-22 Ventnor RFC 1XV 1st October 2022 match report Ventnor RFC 1XV travelled to Andover RFC with a strong team that featured several players starting in unfamiliar positions. Things didn’t start well with some weak first-up tackling allowing a blindside move to result in a converted try to Andover RFC. But great …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 19-45 Isle of Wight RFC 1XV Sat 24 Sept 2022 match report Despite a much-changed side, Ventnor RFC 1XV went into this match with some confidence after a good win against Portsmouth RFC 2nds the previous weekend. This was borne out in the first quarter of play where their early pressure led …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 53-17 Portsmouth RFC 2XV Sat 17 Sept 2022 Ventnor returned to league action at Watcombe Bottom after the break following HM Queens Elizabeth II death with a minute’s silence before kick-off. With excellent numbers and spirit at training, this game was an opportunity to put into practice many of the lessons from …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 0-59 Havant RFC 3XV Saturday 3 September 2022 The Hants Counties 3 league game kicked off at 3pm in which a hard-working VentnorRFC 1XV suffered a comprehensive loss (0-59) against a Havant RFC 3rd XV brisling with players that had regularly and recently performed at a higher league. There were some notable …
Pre-season friendly Ventnor RFC v Southampton RFC Sat 27 August 2022 match report The long wait is over and rugby has returned to Watcombe Bottom! With the pitch looking magnificent owing to the efforts of James Blake, there was much anticipation, with new head coach Jason Evans joining Fergus Kenny and Clive Cardwell-Hill and some new …
Isle of Wight RFC 1XV 38-8 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report of 2 April 2022 The silence in the dressing room at the end of the game compared to the jubilation in the home team’s, told you all you needed to know about the result of this end of season encounter. This was in stark …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 24-7 Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV Match Report of 26th March 2022 For the last home game of the 2021-22 season, Ventnor started this game against Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV with an all-court display of pace and execution with Dan Bell catching the ball from the kick off and setting up …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 22-34 Fawley RFC Match Report of 5th March 2022 Ventnor lost this match in the first fifteen minutes when a well organised Fawley RFC scored three converted tries to take a 0 – 21 lead. Things looked grim for the home side but this all changed when Jake Babington fielded a ball …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 3-30 Tottonians RFC 2XV 12 February 2022 This was a hugely disappointing match from Ventnor’s point of view where nothing they tried seemed to work and the power and weight of the Tottonian RFC 2XV forwards made inroads into the heart of the hard-tackling home pack and provided quality ball which changed …
Overton RFC 33-17 Ventnor RFC 1XV 29 January 2022 Due to a few last-minute withdrawals due to Covid and work, Ventnor travelled to Overton RFC with fourteen players that required several of them to play out of position. This included a front row that was made up of Jac Stemmet – coming out of 1st …