Isle of Wight RFC 2XV 20-34 Ventnor RFC 2XV match report Counties 5 Hampshire South West, Saturday 23 September 2023 Ventnor’s ever-improving 2nd XV took to the field with a squad of 23 players for this local derby against Isle of Wight RFC 2XV. It was good to see James Morley, Chris Skelley, Mike Flanagan …
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 …
Friendly Local Derby Ventnor RFC 2XV 31-40 Sandown and Shanklin RFC 2XV Sat 15 April 2023 match report In front of the customary large crowd at Watcombe, Saturday 15 April 2023, the Sandown and Shanklin RFC 2XV Hurricanes squad beat an emerging Ventnor RFC 2XV team in an open and fast-paced match which was full …
Isle of Wight RFC 2XV 15-19 Ventnor RFC 2XV friendly Sat 18 March 2023 The game kicked off with the Isle of Wight in the ascendancy but finding Ventnor RFC 2XV‘s erstwhile dodgy defence in combative mood with Bob Parker, James Green, Kyle Draper and Dean Magnurson to the fore, against Isle of Wight RFC …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 79-22 Fordingbridge RFC 2XV Match Report Sat 4 March 2023 A shorthanded Fordingbridge RFC 2XV travelled to Ventnor for the last 2nd XV league game of the season and they required the services of Isle of Wight RFC and the Ventnor RFC 2XV bench to help muster a squad. Ventnor’s usual captain …
Lymington Mariners RFC 107-0 Ventnor RFC 2XV Match Report Sat 18 February 2023 Ventnor RFC 2XV travelled to runaway league leaders Lymington Mariners RFC with an eclectic team of thirteen players notable for two father/son combinations – Dean and Charlie Magnurson plus Nigel and Louis Malkin. It was the pace of Lymington’s squad that was …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 0-64 Lymington Mariners RFC Match Report Sat 4 February 2023 Lymington Mariners RFC are not the runaway league leaders for nothing and their all-court game gave a developing Ventnor RFC 2XV team a lesson in control, speed of thought and continuity of play. In all the visitors scored ten tries without reply …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 5-43 Winchester RFC Knights Match Report Sat 28 January 2023 With Ventnor RFC 1XV flying south to Guernsey RFC, it was a chance for Ventnor RFC 2XV to take centre stage at Watcombe Bottom for a Counties 5 Hampshire South West league game against a strong, close-knit and well-drilled Winchester Knights team …
Tottonians RFC 4XV 59-0 Ventnor RFC 2XV Sat 22 October 2022 Match Report Ventnor RFC 2XV lost four players to illness and other misfortunes before they had even boarded the Red Jet so they travelled, to Tottonians RFC, with eleven players which were boosted by the recruitment of Romsey player, Rhys Hill. Undaunted, it was …
New Milton and District RFC 2XV 60 – 5 Ventnor RFC 2XV Sat 17 September 2022 fter their game at Fordingbridge RFC was called off due to the opposition not being able to raise a full team, Ventnor RFC 2nds travelled to New Milton and District RFC to play a hastily rearranged Hampshire Counties 5 …
The John Adams Memorial Match report What a Day! The response to The John Adams Memorial Match, Saturday 3rd September 2022, took the club completely by surprise and the numbers that showed up from the very get-go was a demonstration – if any was needed – of the high regard in which John was held …
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 …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 52-17 Chichester RFC 3XV Sat 2nd April 2022 match report In the final game of the 2021-22 season for Ventnor RFC 2XV at Watcombe Ventnor 2nds welcomed a depleted Chichester RFC 3XV who sportingly travelled with twelve players. In the spirit of second fifteen rugby, Ventnor evened up the teams by lending …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 58-14 Eastleigh RFC 3XV Match Report of 12th March 2022 An immaculate pitch at a sunny Watcombe Bottom was the scene for an entertaining match in which Ventnor RFC 2XV‘s skipper Dean Magnurson was able to call on almost a full squad to face a sporting Eastleigh RFC 3rds side. This surfeit …
Eastleigh RFC 3XV 45-33 Ventnor RFC 2XV Saturday 4 December 2021 The small matter of only fielding 11 players didn’t stop captain Dean Magnurson leading his intrepid 2nd team to Eastleigh. An exceedingly busy Red Jet service meant Ventnor arrived with little time but to change and get on the pitch. Eastleigh RFC loaned two …
Eastleigh RFC 3XV 45-33 Ventnor RFC 2XV Saturday 4 December 2021 Eastleigh RFC 3XV gained a win against Ventnor’s 2nd XV, who travelled away to Eastleigh RFC on Saturday 4 December. Ventnor RFC 2XV are now 7th in the Hampshire 4 table with 23 points, as at 6 December 2021 Ventnor RFC 2XV will be …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 29-22 New Milton and District RFC 3XV Sat 27 November 2021 match report With Storm Arwen blowing freezing winds across the pitch, this match had every excuse to become an error-strewn non-event. But far from it! Both teams played an exciting brand of rugby and demonstrated commitment and skill that transcended the …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 38-25 Kingsclere RFC Saturday 23 October 2021 This was a great game of rugby, full of skill and commitment against a sporting Kingsclere RFC fifteen who never gave up. Ventnor were first to show with Jac Stemmet, Ben Gough and Tristan Price in the front row providing dominance in the set-piece. Ross …
Sandown and Shanklin RFC v Ventnor RFC 5 Dec 2020 match report This was an important day for Ventnor RFC, for the Island and for national club rugby, with a local derby taking place at short notice with Sandown and Shanklin RFC v Ventnor RFC. The three Island teams, Ventnor RFC, the Hurricanes (Sandown and …
With this being the last ever Ventnor 2nd XV game due to being thrown out of the Merit League, Foxie pulled out all of the stops to get a bumper team together to go out with a real bang. Surely nobody would want to miss out on such a momentous game as this….. I expected Red …
Ventnor RFC hosted touring side Harwich and Dovercourt RUFC to kick start preparations for the new 2019/20 season starting in September. Both teams played with mixed squads to get as many players game time as possible. The game was played in fantastic spirits with referee Matt Edwards commenting on the great atmosphere between the 2 well-connected clubs. …
Match report Southampton RFC 2XV 34-26 Ventnor RFC 2XV 2 March 2019 Ventnor’s Mighty Lions (Ventnor RFC 2XV) travelled away to Southampton RFC 2XV. Going from 11 to 8 players 3 hours before kick off, they knew it would be a tough day. However, they managed to beg to borrow and steal a few players …
Ventnor Mighty Lions played Sandown and Shanklin Hurricanes 2nd team this past Saturday on a wet and muddy Watcombe Bottom. This was a much anticipated local derby as the two teams haven’t been in the same league for a couple of years and the last time they met was back in 2013. It also featured …
Ventnor’s young Lions show the way! With a side containing all but 1 player under 30, Ventnor put on a great display of running rugby with 9 tries away from home. Travelling up to Chineham is never an easy game and Ventnor had to show great defensive prowess to keep the home side to just …
Ventnor RFC 2XV 19 – 58 Trojans RFC 3XV The Mighty Lions returned to the field after a two weeks rest to face Trojans 3XV at Watcombe Bottom in a rearranged fixture as Trojans couldn’t put a team out the previous week. The week starting off promising with a total of 22 players making themselves …
Farnham RFC 4XV 29 – 5 Ventnor RFC 2XV In torrential conditions, 11 mighty Lions travelled up to Farnham in this rearranged fixture. Boulstered by former Islander, now Andover player, Jason Corney and given 2 players by the opponents, Ventnor looked to get into the game very quickly as they only arrived off the coach …
Match report Ventnor RFC 2XV The Lions 41 – 12 Tottonians RFC Vets Ventnor RFC 2XV “The Lions” 41 – 12 Tottonians RFC Vets Tottonions RFC arrived hours early hoping for an early kickoff but instead had to take in the sights and sounds of Ventnor as they couldn’t access the playing field whilst Ventnor …
Ventnor 2XV 0 – 59 Fordingbridge 2XV Ventnor 2XV proved their depth of players with still being able to field a good, full team despite injuries meaning a lot of players travelling with the first team. With a lot of players trying out new positions as they continue their development, co captains Jac Stemmet and …
Match report Ventnor RFC Lions 2XV 35-33 Locks Heath Pumas RFC 2XV 15/09/2018 Ventnor RFC Lions 2XV 35 – 33 Locks Heath Pumas RFC 2XV 15/09/2018 The Ventnor 2nd team, the Lions, hosted Locksheath Squirrels at Rew Valley on Saturday. It was clear from the word go that Locksheath was a well drilled young side …
Match report Ventnor RFC XV 20-30 Cheshunt RFC 12/05/2018 On Saturday, Ventnor played host to touring side Cheshunt RFC. The sun baked ground at Watcombe Bottom gave the game a bit of an edge as both teams were a bit nervous of contact on the harder pitch. Cheshunt had a self enforced law of not …