Match report Fareham Heathens 1st XV v Ventnor 1st XV 21/10/2017 Match report by Ben Savill Ventnor travelled away again this week for a highly anticipated clash with 6th in the table Fareham Heathens RFC. Looking for their first win of the season and with the force of ‘Storm Brian’ in full effect it looked …
Woking 1ST XV 80-5 Ventnor 1ST XV Ventnor travelled away for a RFU Junior Vase game and suffered a defeat this week away to Woking. The island side had to travel with a bare 15 due to injuries and work commitments. As well as managing to field another side at home against Isle of Wight …
Match report Ventnor 1st XV v Ellingham and Ringwood 1st XV 07/10/2017 Ventnor 1st XV 12-21 Ellingham & Ringwood 1st XV, 07/10/2017 Ventnor suffered another defeat this week at home to Ellingham and Ringwood RFC. The home side started slowly and conceded a number of tries early on with errors on their part, allowing the …
Match report: Fordingbridge 1st XV 95-0 Ventnor 1st XV, 30/09/2017 Having fielded nearly 40 players across two games the previous weekend the frustrations of amateur sport reared its ugly head with VRFC only being able to select a team from16 available players. As a result the 2nd XV against Basingstoke was cancelled mid-week, for which …
Match report Ventnor 1st XV 17-45 US Portsmouth 1st XV 23/09/2017 Ventnor’s tough start to the season continued this week with a loss to US Portsmouth. US Portsmouth scored first and put the homeside under pressure from the off and managed to gain nearly all of their points within the first half of the game. …
Match report Sandown & Shanklin 1st XV RFC 63-17 Ventnor RFC 1st XV 16 Sept 2017 After a disappointing performance last week, Ventnor would travel the arduous journey all the way to Sandown and Shanklin Rugby Club, where some of the older members of the club were treated to a pre match appetiser of cheese …
Match Report Ventnor 1st XV 5-80 Millbrook 1st XV Saturday 9th September 2017 Ventnor 1st XV 5-80 Millbrook 1st XV Saturday 9th September 2017 Ventnor were gifted a home fixture as their first game of the 2017/18 season, however they would be facing Millbrook RFC who had just come down from the league above, so …
Ventnor RFC 1st XV 25-0 Alton RFC 1st XV 05/03/2016 Ventnor’s last home game of the season, probably didn’t start as well as the big home support would have liked with the wind blowing across the pitch and hailstones beating down. With the home side giving away a lot of penalties Alton RFC were able …
As the season nears the end Ventnor face a race for promotion and also are in the running for being champions of the league. With this in mind, this away game to Aldershot and Fleet became even more significant as Ventnor looked to gain a bonus point victory. The first half of the game was …
Ventnor travelled with a strong side to a very determined Southsea Nomads and for the first time would be playing on a 3G pitch, due to the Nomads normal playing surface being waterlogged. This made for interesting playing conditions and a surface that was new to the Ventnor squad. However, with many games being called …
Ventnor where looking to continue their good run of form and started the game well with some lovely display of fast paced rugby topped off with some slick hand leading to a well taken try by Ross Harris, converted by Kenny. The rest of the half was much of the same with Ventnor having most …
After a long Christmas break, Ventnor were keen to get back out on the park but the unknown factor of the drop in fitness and form lead for an interesting encounter. When the sides met earlier in the season it had been a convincing win for Ventnor, however it was clear from the off Fawley …
Ventnor secured their second place with a superb performance against Overton. The last game between the two sides saw Ventnor just win it 30-29, so coming into this game they knew they had to perform well. Ventnor thought they had scored early when Ed Blake crashed over in the corner only for the referee to …
Travelling with a bare 15, Ventnor faced a more numerous opposition in their first game for almost 2 months. Things didn’t look good for Ventnor and the first 20 minutes of the game being scoreless proved how close this encounter was. However, Ventnor’s game plan produced results and once the first try was scored the …
After a week off Ventnor 1st XV needed to build some momentum before they host fellow promotion hopefuls Overton next week. The windy conditions gave the game an added dimension that both teams had to adapt to with kicks and passes going wayward. The first couple of tries didn’t come easily with Kingsclere hoping to …
Ventnor’s last game of the season was away to Kingsclere and the furthest the island team had to travel and managed to finish the season with a win. The game was evenly matched for the first 20 minutes with neither team being able to put any points on the board. Ventnor had a number of …
Ventnor RFC 1st XV 42-8 Southampton RFC 1st XV Continuing their good start to the league this season, Ventnor gained another win at home this week against a strong Southampton side. Unlike the previous two games in which Ventnor started on the back foot and conceding early on, they took to the pitch ready to …
Ventnor RFC enjoyed a 40th birthday last Saturday since being reformed in 1974. Guests, Trustees and Vice Presidents of all ages come together once again to hear speakers and toast the success of the Club. The celebration was led by John Metcalfe, John Whitehouse and Stuart Babington. Adam Pratt was Master of Ceremonies. The Ladies …
Hampshire Division 2 Fawley RFC 31-38 Ventnor RFC 1st XV Ventnor 1st team travelled to Fawley this week for a game that was always going to be physical from start to finish, and came out on top with their heads held high. With a few absences from the team fielded last week and players in …
Southsea Nomads RFC 17-34 Ventnor RFC 1st XV 12 April 2014 Ventnor RFC 1XV‘s last game of the season was also Danny Newbery’s last game as captain, and so Ventnor wanted a big win! Southsea Nomads RFC had the starting kick which Dan Bell, returning from Exeter University, caught and ran through pitiful tackle attempts …
Ventnor 1st XV 32 – 0 Locksheath Pumas Ventnor’s final home game of the season had the glittering title of being a revenge game as they looked to settle a score with a team that they lost to on the away fixture. Locksheath also had something to fight for as they were still mathematically in …
Ventnor 1st XV 7 – 14 Petersfield 1st XV Ventnor’s penultimate home game was the biggest game of the year for them against a nye-on unbeaten Petersfield. The team returned to full strength, with players like Todd Riches, Chris Dobbas, and Sam Pickard returning from other priorities. There was a big crowd at Watcombe Bottom …
Fawley 34 – 14 Ventnor Ventnor traveled with only a bear 15 players to a team who sat 1 place below them in the league. Despite this Ventnor were keen for an upset and kicked off to immediately have a run at the try line. Unfortunately the referee deemed flanker Harrison Marsh to be holding …
Aldershot & Fleet 0 – 61 Ventnor 1st XV Ventnor travelled to the mainland this week to face Aldershot & Fleet on another sunny day perfect for Ventnor’s style of rugby. With a short warm up and a change of pitch after the original had craters dotted about the game started with the home side …
Ventnor 13 – 7 Chineham Ventnor again produced a winning result against a team who literally put up a fight. The game started with some bruising hits from both sides, an early indication of the nature of the game ahead. The first points were not scored until the 25th minute as Damien Marriott slotted over …
Alresford 5 vs Ventnor 1st XV 39 With the team changing on the bus due to time restraints, Ventnor were keen to play for the second week in a row which is quite unusual given recent weather conditions. The game started with a high tempo that Ventnor were not expecting from bottom of the league …
Stoneham RFC 0-78 Ventnor 1st XV Ventnor, having been forced to travel with a make shift squad, where still able to run out convincing winners against bottom of the table Stoneham. With 12 players missing due to personal commitments on what was supposed to be a spare weekend and only having played one game since …
Ventnor 11-12 Fareham Heathens After a long Christmas break due to weather conditions causing games to be re arranged. Ventnor 1XV played their first game of 2014 against the top of the table team Fareham Heathens. Thanks to Ventnor club members going to fork the pitch early to get it playable. The home side were …
Ventnor II 38 – 12 Eastleigh III Both teams had full squads eager to make the most of a fixture that had looked in doubt due to the weather and the match was one that both sides enjoyed, played in a terrific atmosphere from start to finish. At half time the score was 19-12 to …