Ventnor RFC 1XV Match reports

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Ventnor RFC 1XV Match reports

  • Match report Ventnor RFC 1XV v Overton RFC 1XV Friendly 1 February 2025
    Match report Ventnor Rugby Club 1XV v Overton Rugby Club 1XV Friendly, Saturday 1st February 2025 Overton were not able to travel to with a full squad so – within Hampshire League protocols – the match was played as a thirteen versus thirteen friendly with uncontested scrums.  Ventnor prevailed in a shortened match with tries …

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  • Match report Romsey RFC 1XV v Ventnor RFC 1XV 18 January 2025
    Match report Romsey RFC 1XV 53-7 Ventnor RFC 1XV Saturday 18 January 2025 Counties 3 Hampshire 2024-25 It was a tough day at the office for Ventnor RFC 1XV when they travelled across the water to play Romsey RFC including for the first time the father and son combination of Iain and Dylan Reeves. The …

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  • Match report Tottonians 2nd XV v Ventnor 1st XV 14 December 2024
    Match report Tottonians Rugby Club 2nd XV v Ventnor Rugby Club 1st XV Saturday 14 December 2024 Counties 3 Hampshire league 2024-25 Beset by the double blow of the sudden departure of their Director of Rugby and some late withdrawals, Ventnor could have been forgiven for throwing in the towel against a strong Tottonians side …

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  • Match report Ventnor Rugby Club 1XV 22-13 Portsmouth Rugby Club 2XV 9 November 2024
    Match report Ventnor RFC 1XV 22-13 Portsmouth RFC 2XV 9 November 2024 The game didn’t start well for Ventnor when – once again – running the ball out of defence left the ball carrier unsupported and Portsmouth were able to kick the consequent penalty. This was followed by a second penalty to the visitors when …

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  • Match report Overton RFC 1st XV v Ventnor RFC 1st XV 26th October 2024
    Overton RFC 1XV v Ventnor RFC 1XV Hampshire Counties 3 League 26th October 2024 Result: Overton 7 – 24 Ventnor After a stuttering performance against Romsey the previous Saturday, Director of Rugby Neil Evans rang the changes in his squad by bringing in three debutants in Henrik Brown, Jonah Lewin and Alec Bulpitt with Iain …

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  • Match report Ventnor 1st XV v Romsey 1st XV 19 October 2024
    Ventnor 1st XV v Romsey 1st XV Hampshire Counties 3 League Watcombe Bottom, 19th October 2024 Result: Ventnor 19 – 45 Romsey After the great performance the previous Saturday, this was a disappointing loss to a Romsey team who showed that they were up for the battle from the first whistle. Despite Ventnor’s set scrum …

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  • Match report Ventnor RFC 1XV 36-3 Christchurch RFC 1XV 21 October 2024
    A convincing home win for Ventnor Rugby Club 1XV Match report Ventnor RFC 1XV 36-3 Christchurch RFC Counties 3 Hampshire League Saturday 21 October 2024 The old adage that “it’s the forwards who win matches whilst the backs decide by how many” was very apparent at Watcombe on Saturday where Ventnor turned on the style …

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  • Match Report Ventnor RFC 1XV v Aldershot and Fleet RFC
    Match Report Ventnor RFC 1XV 17-24 Aldershot and Fleet RFC Hampshire Premiership South League 2024-25 Saturday 21 September 2024 at Watcombe Bottom Sports Centre Match report: James Morton Ventnor Rugby Club’s 1XV kicked off the new season with a highly promising performance against a strong Aldershot and Fleet RFC side which was only undone by their …

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  • A Great Day at Watcombe Saturday 7 September 2024
    A Great Day at Watcombe Saturday 7 September 2024 Saturday 7 September 2024 Despite the unseasonable weather, there was a great start to our 50th Anniversary Celebrations yesterday with an excellent President’s XV v Chairman’s XV match with plenty of the the ‘older generation’ making an appearance to survey what they created all those years …

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  • Match report Ventnor RFC President’s XV v Ventnor RFC Chairman’s XV 7 September 2024
    Match report Ventnor RFC President’s XV v Ventnor RFC Chairman’s XV 7 September 2024 Saturday 7 September 2024 Ventnor Rugby Club kicked off their 50th anniversary season with a President’s XV versus a Chairman’s XV match which entertained a crowd who braved the unseasonal weather. A number of the original club members joined in the …

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  • Ventnor RFC 1XV 37-7 Portsmouth RFC 2XV match report
    Ventnor RFC 1XV 37-7 Portsmouth RFC 2XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 6 April 2024 With typical contrariness, Ventnor 1sts saved their best performance for the last game of the season with a comprehensive victory over an excellent Portsmouth RFC 2nd XV.  Following on from an overwhelming win by Ventnor 2nds in the early …

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  • Ventnor RFC 1XV 26-37 Aldershot and Fleet RFC 1XV match report
    Ventnor RFC 1XV 26-37 Aldershot and Fleet RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 16 March 2024 Ventnor RFC 1XV’s sorry season continued with another game that the home team will feel they let slip away. The main inconsistencies, shown throughout the season, were again in evidence; namely the inability to select a settled …

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  • Havant RFC 3XV 64-34 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report
    Havant RFC 3XV 64-34 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 9 March 2024 An away trip to league leaders Havant RFC 3rds was always going to be a tough call for a Ventnor team struggling to put out a consistent starting XV. However, one thing the Ventnor team is not lacking in …

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  • Ventnor RFC 1XV 29-13 Eastleigh Pirates RFC 2XV match report
    Ventnor RFC 1XV 29-13 Eastleigh Pirates RFC 2XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 17 February 2024 It was an unusual luxury for Ventnor to be able to pick from an almost full-strength squad for this Hampshire league encounter against a strong Eastleigh RFC 2XV side. In front of the usual enthusiastic Watcombe crowd, the …

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  • Fareham Heathens RFC 1XV 51-0 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report
    Fareham Heathens RFC 1XV 51-0 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 3 February 2024 It was another tough day at the office for Ventnor RFC 1XV but – as ever with this team – there was so much to admire in their performance. An away trip to Fareham Heathens RFC, the league …

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  • Ventnor RFC 1XV 26-13 Christchurch RFC match report
    Ventnor RFC 1XV 26-13 Christchurch RFC match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 27 January 2024 In front of another good crowd at Watcombe which was boosted by a vocal travelling band from
the visitors, Ventnor and Christchurch went at each other from the kick-off without either getting a firm foothold in the game. Ventnor will always …

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  • Romsey RFC 68-10 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report
    Romsey RFC 68-10 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 20 January 2024 After their excellent win the previous week, Ventnor’s 1sts travelled with a few enforced changes and lost out to an excellent Romsey RFC side who used the blustery conditions to the full. As ever, Ventnor started strongly with the returning …

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  • Ventnor RFC 1XV 33-15 Alresford RFC 1XV match report
    Ventnor RFC 1XV 33-15 Alresford RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 13 January 2024 It was with some alarm that the large crowd at Watcombe watched Ventnor fluff their lines at the first kick off and go down to an early try against a fired-up Alresford side. Then, when their subsequent kick off …

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  • Andover RFC 2XV 80-0 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report
    Andover RFC 2XV 80-0 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 6 January 2024 This season – as the song goes – if it wasn’t for bad luck Ventnor would have no luck at all! Despite their mid-week training kyboshed by impassible floods and having a squad member miss the Red Jet, it …

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  • Ventnor RFC 1XV 8-32 Isle of Wight RFC 1XV match report
    Ventnor RFC 1XV 8-32 Isle of Wight RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 16 December 2023 The Isle of Wight completed a deserved double over Ventnor when their 1st XVs met at Watcombe on Saturday. Ventnor kicked off and it was Harrison Marsh and Guy Entwistle who set the tone with some hard …

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