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Ventnor 41 – 15 Overton

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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 ...

Ventnor II 66 – 33 Chineham II

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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 ...

Fawley 11 – Ventnor 24

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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 ...

VRFC supports the Sophie Rolf Fund

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Following two thumping Ventnor RFC home wins on Saturday Club President John Adams was pleased to accept a cheque for £100 from the C.P.R.E. in return for a club litter pick that took place earlier in the year. This money, along with £126 raised by ...

Ventnor 37 – 7 Fareham Heathens

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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 ...

Ventnor II 53 – 25 Isle of Wight II

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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. ...

Solent University 28 – 17 Ventnor

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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 ...

RFU Survey – plus chance to win free stuff!

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The RFU survey is underway, and they want the views of VRFC players.  This survey looks at players’ attitudes and involvement in sport generally, and in rugby particularly. It also asks about players’ involvement and experience of competitive rugby. Many VRFC players have already made ...

Ventnor 31-19 Locksheath Pumas

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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 ...

Andover III 36-5 Ventnor II

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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 ...

Vice President Days 2012-2013

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Ventnor RFC invites all Vice Presidents and their guests to enjoy a free buffet at Watcombe Bottom during the following fixtures: Saturday 6th October 2012 – Ventnor v Fareham Heathens / Ventnor 2 v Isle of Wight 2 Watcombe Bottom, Whitwell Rd, Ventnor PO38 1LP ...

Ventnor 29 – 10 Chineham

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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 ...

Ventnor II 57-22 Fawley II

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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 ...

Club overwhelmed by sponsor generosity

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Ventnor RFC has been overwhelmed by the generosity of its sponsors in the build-up to the 2012/13 rugby season. The club’s main sponsors AJ Wells and Sons, Wightlink, Ventnor Haven Fishery and Westridge Skips have all provided generous contributions, and a large number of local ...

Training

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Training is at the Club every Thursday at 18:30 – be there or be a prop

Wasps Legends thrill at Ventnor RFC

Wasps Legends thrill at Ventnor RFC

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Wasps Legends thrill at Ventnor RFC Watcombe Bottom 14 May 2011 More than 1500 people poured into Watcombe Bottom to witness the Wasps Legends play the Ventnor Rugby Club veterans in a charity match that raised a total of £8000 to be divided equally between ...

Rules of Ventnor Rugby Football Club

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1. The name of the Club shall be the Ventnor Rugby Football Club. 2. The object of the Club is to provide facilities for and promote participation of the whole community in the sport of Rugby Union 3. The Club colours shall be dark blue ...