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In conditions where the pitch resembled Sandown canoe lake, Ventnor seconds put on a strong and dogged performance to notch up another win. Skipper Warren Riches saw three new players come back to the club and were thrown straight in to the action. The first ...
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Ventnor played host to Solent Nomads last Saturday (17 Nov), getting off to a flying start when a sliced kick from Ben Cooper was missed by the Nomads full back and Jake Babington pounced to give Ventnor a 7-nil lead within the first 3 minutes. ...
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Ventnor’s second team did not play last weekend (17 Nov) as the scheduled visitors from Aldershot couldn’t raise a side. Ventnor are awarded the league points. Ventnor II travel to play Farnborough II next Saturday (24th).
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In a match where the referee made some baffling decisions Ventnor found themselves hard done by in an epic match. Poor missed tackles saw Lymington take a 12-0 lead at half time but a Mike Walker try bursting over in the second half gave Ventnor ...
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Ventnor entertained unbeaten Overton last Saturday at Watcombe Bottom. Straight from the kick off Overton had a player sin binned for foul play. Ventnor immediately went on the attack and were awarded a scrum 5 meters from the Overton line from which Todd Riches crashed ...
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Chineham 2nds made the trip to Ventnor two players short. After an opening flurry of play with both sides earning a try, Ventnor settled down and made good use of the overlap to put themselves several scores ahead, all players looking dangerous. Chineham refused to ...
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After a scrappy opening, Ventnor began to dominate possession and territory. The forwards drove the Fawley scrum backwards time and again, with the backs making inroads into the Fawley defence, but Ventnor failed to convert their constant pressure into points by taking the wrong options ...
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Ventnor returned to winning ways against Fareham Heathens on Saturday. Ventnor started brightly and took an early lead when, after good work by the forwards, Wightlink Man of the Match Sam Pickard went over in the corner for an unconverted try. Ben Cooper slotted over ...
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Ventnor’s seconds hosted Isle of Wight II at Rew Valley Sports Centre in a league match for local bragging rights, sponsored by TF Property Solutions and Howdens Joinery. The match started with an exchange of penalties, with Island drawing ahead and Ventnor full-back Riches equalising. ...
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Ventnor went into their third league game full of confidence after two very encouraging wins. They started brightly and against the run of play Solent scored a well-worked try to take a seven points to nil lead. Ventnor regained their composure quickly and began to ...
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Romsey’s second team have pulled out of today’s match (29th Sept) with Ventnor II, disappointing players and fans looking forward to a rare appearance of Ventnor’s seconds at Watcombe Bottom for a match sponsored by Abacus Express Logistics and John Adams. Speculation is that sight of a strong Ventnor team ...
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Ventnor produced another solid performance to maintain their 100% record this season with a home win over Locksheath Pumas. After a slow start from Ventnor, the Pumas took the lead with an early unconverted try after 5 minutes. This only served to shake Ventnor into ...
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Ventnor’s second team travelled to face Andover with an untested squad including some old hands and a number of young players making their Ventnor débuts. Andover started strongly, putting in some big hits and punching through a faltering Ventnor defence. This pressure soon paid off ...
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Ventnor played host to Chineham in their opening Hampshire Division 2 league match of the season. Ventnor started brightly and moved the ball well to disorganise the Chineham defence time and again in the first 10 minutes and were rewarded when captain Danny Newbury crashed ...
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Ventnor’s second team got their season off to a flyer with a dominant win over Fawley II. Fawley opened the scoring within three minutes with a flowing move through their backs division but Ventnor retained their composure and used their superior pack to bully Fawley ...
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Merit win gives Ventnor a boost against Lymington Mariners RFC Lymington Mariners RFC 2XV 7-32 Ventnor RFC 2XV 26 November 2011 VENTNOR’S second team gave the club a much-needed boost by dominating this re-arranged Merit Three clash. The Island side were far too strong for ...
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Portsmouth RFC XV 22 Ventnor RFC Veterans 21 Match Report 26 March 2011 Ventnor sent a team of veterans to play a Portsmouth XV ahead of their match against the Wasps Legends. The game ended in a narrow defeat but the veterans had some outstanding ...
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Ventnor ensure top-flight status for 2011-12 season Ventnor RFC 1XV 64 Fareham Heathens RFC 8 match report 26th March 2011 AN EMPHATIC win against Fareham guaranteed Ventnor Hampshire Division 1 rugby next season [2011-2012]. Both teams enjoyed possession in a cagey first 20 minutes, before ...
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Ventnor in Hampshire Division 1 rugby next season with home win Ventnor RFC 1XV 64-8 Fareham Heathens RFC Sat 26 March 2011 An emphatic win against Fareham Heathens RFC guaranteed Ventnor Hampshire Division 1 rugby next season for Ventnor RFC 1XV. Both teams enjoyed possession ...
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Ventnor on Track with home win Southampton RFC 17-19 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 12 March 2011 Ventnor RFC 1XV won a Hampshire One game they threatened to dominate before nerves and poor tactics had them praying for the final whistle. Victory means their fate is ...
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Ventnor RFC 1Xv 24-3 Alresford RFC September 2009 match report Ventnor RFC 1XV kick-started their Hampshire Division 2 campaign with a hard-fought win over Alresford RFC in front of a good crowd at Watcombe Bottom. Ventnor took some time to settle and gave away far ...
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Kingsclere RFC 3-41 Ventnor RFC 1XV 9 October 2008 Match Report Ventnor RFC 1XV travelled away this weekend to north Hampshire in a fantastic day out for the club, as the side wreaked havoc on Kingsclere RFC. The team began the game well against this forward-orientated ...
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Match report Ventnor RFC 1XV dominate against Guernsey RFC 1XV Saturday 28th November 1998 Ventnor RFC 1XV 47-3 Guernsey RFC 1XV VENTNOR had a comfortable victory last Saturday and at times played some excellent rugby. After taking an early lead through a long range Martin ...
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Match report Ventnor Rugby Club 1XV 12-25 Trojans Rugby Club 1XV Saturday 26 September 1998 Ventnor RFC 1XV could easily have won this Hampshire league fixture and but for a little had luck and a few elementary mis- takes they would have done. Their problem ...
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Match report Ventnor Rugby Club 1XV 48-0 Sandown and Shanklin Rugby Club 1XV Saturday 31st January 1998 VENTNOR’ S impressive run of form continued with a comfortable seven-try victory over local rivals the Hurricanes [Sandown and Shanklin RFC 1XV]. The home side took the game ...
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Match report Andover RFC 1XV 10-5 Ventnor RFC 1XV 11 February 1995 IN A tight match played in appalling conditions, Vent- nor pushed unbeaten league leaders Andover right until the final whistle and can count themselves unlucky not to have come away with at least ...
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Match report Ventnor Rugby Club U16s 7-15 Millbrook Rugby Clu U16s Sunday 8 January 1995, republished October 2024 A newly-formed Ventnor side gave an excellent show led by Andy Woodford against a much bigger [Millbrook RFC] side. Keeping them back with good perform- ances were ...
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Match report Ventnor RFC 1XV 53-7 AC Delco RFC 1XV Saturday 7 January 1995 In their first competitive match since Christmas a confident Ventnor side demolished the visitors to Watcombe Bottom. Skipper Steve Champion got the first of his three tries in the opening minutes ...
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Ventnor RFC 1XV 24-22 Old Gravesendians RFC November 1994 Match Report Ventnor RFC 1XV secured a place in the fifth round draw of the Pilkington Shield with victory over Old Gravesendians RFC in a thrilling encounter at Watcombe Bottom. As has been an otter the ...
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Nomads Rugby Club 1XV 5-38 Ventnor Rugby Club 1XV Saturday 30 October 1993 A FINE team performance earned Ventnor their first league points of the season with a comfortable victoryover Nomads. From the offset the Ventnor pack dominated to the loose, creating good hall for ...
