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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 32-26 Isle of Wight RFC 18 September 2021 With the sun shining on two stacked squads, you could tell it was going to be a great day for rugby no matter the outcome. It has been 18 months since both teams have played a league game. And what an opener it was! …
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 …
What a game! This was cup rugby at its best with both teams playing with huge intensity and equal sportsmanship so that the large crowd at Watcombe, in the Hampshire Shield Semi-Final- bolstered by the travelling support from Aldershot and Fleet – were treated to a pulsating match that went down to the final whistle. …
It was Storm Dennis that led to the postponement of this game in February, but it was another storm of equal magnitude that greeted a strong Fawley RFC side as Ventnor completely dominated this match with a brilliant display of physical intensity and rugby skill. As in most games, the performance was founded on a …
Two words sum up the feeling at the end of this game, but as one of them is unprintable, we will have to resort to just one: FRUSTRATING! After another game in which they played all the rugby, Ventnor just failed to beat a strong and organised Overton side who arrived with a massive front …
Locksheath Pumas RFC 1XV 22-14 Ventnor RFC 1XV 22 February 2020 – extended match report When Locksheath scored within a couple of minutes of the kick-off, there was concern that this could be a long afternoon for Ventnor. But not a bit of it! Playing with the wind, the islanders went straight back onto the …
Locksheath Pumas RFC 1XV 22-14 Ventnor RFC 1XV 22 February 2020 When Locksheath scored within a couple of minutes of the kick-off, there was concern that this could be a long afternoon for Ventnor. But not a bit of it! Playing with the wind, the islanders were on terrific form, taking the game to the …
When Tottonians RFC 2nds visited Ventnor RFC in late September last year, two of their players left the ground in ambulances – Harry Morse with a neck injury and Todd Arnison with a leg break. Tending them both during the wait for the ambulances was Zoe Jones an experienced sports therapist from Newport who ensured …
Playing against a stiff breeze, Ventnor started strongly and were unlucky that, after a sustained attack, the final ball from Sam Lines to Alex Enache just went to ground with the line begging. However Portsmouth soon set out their tactical plan, playing ten-man rugby and kicking deep. (Meanwhile one can only imagine that their outside …