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 …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 17-29 Fareham Heathens RFC 22 January 2022 Ventnor’s preparation for this game was disrupted by the late withdrawal of Ben Savill which meant the Islanders started the game with Chris Hill in the unaccustomed position of hooker whilst skipper Lewis Jones slotted in at tighthead prop. Fareham Heathens RFC went on the …
Romsey RFC 7-15 Ventnor RFC 1XV 8 January 2022 Despite the appalling conditions and a pitch that cut up badly, this was an excellent match played with great spirit and energy by both teams. Romsey RFC established their game plan early on with their pick and drive tactics working well for them despite some excellent …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 27-33 US Portsmouth RFC 18 December 2021 A large and vociferous crowd watched yet another thrilling match at Watcombe when Ventnor hosted league leaders US Portsmouth RFC with the Islanders desperate to maintain their home ground as a fortress. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out that way but that cannot detract from a …
Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV 29-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV 11 December 2021 match report The Ventnor RFC 1XV team will probably look back at this scoreline and think here is another game that should have been won. Although there were some very good individual performances it was the lack of coordination across the team and …
Fawley RFC 36-20 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 27 November 2021 match report Ventnor’s preparations for this top-of-the-table clash away to Fawley RFC were severely disrupted by the intervention of Storm Arwen, forcing a change from the Red Funnel Red Jet to the Red Funnel car ferry. This subsequent delay meant that the team arrived in …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 13-10 Southampton University Hospitals RFC Sat 13 November 2021 This was another typically nail-biting match for Ventnor whose dominance in the set piece was nullified by small errors and a damaging penalty count. The game started promisingly for Ventnor with an excellent 50 – 22 kick from Sam Lines putting them in …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 34-31 Overton RFC Saturday 30 October 2021 Despite several injuries, Ventnor were still able to field a strong team to play the traditionally combative Overton side. James Morley and Todd Riches returned to the starting fifteen and both had cracking games. As is becoming the norm, Adam Pratt, skipper Lewis Jones and …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 23-21 Portsmouth RFC 2XV Saturday 16 October 2021 Ventnor seem to want to do things the hard way! After their second-half comeback against Romsey two weeks ago, Ventnor RFC 1XV 15-9 Romsey RFC Saturday 2 October 2021, they won this match against Portsmouth RFC 2nd XV with very last kick of the …
Tottonians RFC 2XV 27-22 Ventnor RFC 1XV Saturday 6 November 2021 Despite several injuries, Ventnor were still able to field a strong team to play the traditionally combative Overton side. James Morley and Todd Riches returned to the starting fifteen and both had cracking games. As is becoming the norm, Adam Pratt, skipper Lewis Jones …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 15-9 Romsey RFC Saturday 2 October 2021 Considering the appalling conditions in which it was played, this game was a nail-biter with both teams showing huge enterprise, commitment and skill thus offering the vociferous – and very wet crowd – great entertainment. Things started badly for Ventnor with inaccuracies in almost all …
US Portsmouth RFC 1XV 27-13 Ventnor RFC 1XV 25 September 2021 On a ground where recent previous matches have resulted in heavy losses, Ventnor suffered a 27 – 13 defeat but with a great deal of positives to ponder. US Portsmouth RFC deserved their win with the interplay of their forwards and backs but Ventnor …