Aldershot and Fleet RFC 31-26 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 2 December 2023 There were real signs of progress as Ventnor’s 1st XV travelled to play Aldershot and Fleet RFC and suffered a narrow defeat in a game that could have gone either way, in the Counties 3 Hampshire League 2023-24. …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 7-55 Fareham Heathens RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 25 November 2023 Ventnor’s season in Hampshire Counties Three continues to disappoint but the spirit of the team and its supporters remains high as the performances belie the difficult times the club is going through as the injury list grows. Jake …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 0-29 Havant RFC 3XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 18 November 2023 With at least nine 1st XV regulars missing from the line-up including skipper Lewis Jones who is out until the new year with a hand injury, Ben Savill led out the Ventnor team. Will Broomfield, Charlie Magnurson, Harry Colson …
Eastleigh RFC 2XV RFC 1XV 37 – 0 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 11 November 2023 Stricken by injuries, player unavailable and last-minute call-offs, Ventnor RFC 1XV mixed and matched their team and put on a strong performance against an Eastleigh RFC 2XV team on a pitch that suited the home …
Christchurch RFC 1XV 52 – 0 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 21 October 2023 This was another disappointing day for Ventnor RFC 1XV who started well and put pressure on Christchurch’s line with another powerful performance from skipper Lewis Jones and a set piece that stamped their identity on the game. …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 5-33 Romsey RFC match report Counties 3 Hampshire Saturday 14 October 2023 This game followed a pattern that is worryingly repeating itself this season where Ventnor get to halftime well in contention and with the momentum in their favour, only to watch the game slip away from them early in the second …
Alresford RFC 34-15 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire, Saturday 7 October 2023 Ventnor’s 1st XV put on a fine performance away to an Alresford RFC team who came down from a higher league at the end of last season. The game started with Ventnor RFC 1XV having slightly the better of …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 24-10 Andover RFC 2XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire, Saturday 30 September 2023 A large and vocal crowd witnessed a highly competitive game in which Ventnor’s 1st XV in general dominated without finding a means to secure a deserved victory until quite late in the game against a highly competitive Andover RFC …
Isle of Wight RFC 1XV 35-7 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Counties 3 Hampshire, Saturday 23 September 2023 I’ll leave it to Isle of Wight RFC to write this report . . . Image: Andrew Cooper Photography Ventnor 1st XV: Pratt, Jones (capt), Savill, Coltham, Collett, A.Morton, Coughlin, L.Morton, Souter, Lines, Turner, Fairman, Braham, E.Blake, …
Portsmouth RFC 2XV 20-17 Ventnor RFC 1XV match report Saturday 16 September 2023 Ventnor travelled to Portsmouth RFC for this away double-header with 40 players which bodes well for the season to come. However it took some time for some new combinations to settle down and Ventnor’s rhythm was a little off as the game …
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 …
Isle of Wight RFC 1XV 17-22 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 18 March 2023 Ventnor RFC 1XV gained revenge for the Isle of Wight RFC 1XV’s victory at Watcombe earlier in the season with a win at Wootton that said as much about the character of the team as it did about their ever-improving rugby. The …
Havant RFC 3XV 52-24 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 11 March 2023 In the penultimate fixture for Ventnor RFC 1XV of the 2022-23 season, in the Counties 3 Hampshire league, Ventnor travelled away to Havant RFC 3XV, with their final fixture next Saturday. A series of injuries during play probably decided this game for Ventnor who, once …
Locksheath Pumas RFC 38-19 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 18 February 2023 A Ventnor RFC 1XV side, buoyed up by their previous weeks’ victory over Gosport and Fareham, took to the ferry again to take on a strong Locksheath Pumas RFC side. Unavailability and injuries meant a couple of changes to the starting line-up, …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 46-7 Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV Match Report Sat 11 February 2023 Ventnor RFC 1XV were on top throughout this match against a Gosport and Fareham RFC 2XV team which travelled with a bare fifteen but who never gave up, in this Counties 3 Hampshire league game. Not for the first time, …
Guernsey RFC 2XV Ventnor RFC 1XV 66-10 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 28 January 2023 Captain Lewis Jones will be pleased that all his efforts in collecting a Ventnor RFC 1XV team together for the long away trip to Guernsey were rewarded with those selected assembling at E.Cowes at 5.30am!! Zoe Jones had done …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 62-17 Fareham Heathens RFC Match Report Sat 21 January 2023 The contrast between this week, and the last, Romsey RFC 1XV 60-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 14 January 2023, could not have been more vivid as Ventnor turned on the style and scored ten tries against an always game Fareham …
Romsey RFC 1XV 60-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV Match Report Sat 14 January 2023 Weather-related transport difficulties, which meant their squad lost two players before the day began, do not excuse another tepid display by Ventnor RFC 1XV when they travelled to Romsey RFC, whose excellent new pitch allowed the game to go ahead when many …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 0-7 Andover RFC 2XV Sat 7 January 2023 Match Report The scoreline bears witness to a game that was dominated by defence in which the commitment of both sides kept a typically large Watcombe crowd entertained despite the best efforts of the weather, when Ventnor 1st XV play Andover RFC 2XV, in the Counties 3 …
Portsmouth RFC 2XV 18-8 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 10 December 2022 Match Report This match represented another disappointing result for Ventnor which masked some of the positive progress the team is making. With further disruptions due to unavailability, illness and a growing injury list, the Islanders travelled with players having to slot into unaccustomed positions …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 21-36 Overton RFC Sat 3 December 2022 Match Report The good-sized crowd at Watcombe Bottom, for the Counties 3 Hampshire league game against Overton RFC, witnessed Ventnor’s enduring habit of demonstrating their ability to play sparkling rugby only for them to negate all their good work with unforced errors or ill-discipline. Indeed, …
Winchester RFC 2XV 33-3 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 26 November 2022 Match Report Once again Ventnor RFC 1XV were forced to travel light due to injuries and illness but put up a creditable performance against a high-flying Winchester RFC 2nd XV, currently lying second in the Counties 3 Hampshire league 2022/23. The home team set …
Overton RFC 44-33 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 19 November 2022 Match Report To honour this postponed fixture and without a number of first-team regulars due to unavailability and injury, Ventnor 1XV travelled in hope rather than expectation only to put up one of their best performances of the season. Overton RFC started strongly and their …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 3-31 Locksheath Pumas RFC Sat 12 November 2022 Match Report In this Counties 3 Hampshire League game Ventnor RFC 1XV came up against a strong and well-drilled Locksheath Pumas RFC and paid the price for not being able to retain controlled possession through the phases despite some excellent play throughout the game. …
Gosport and Fareham RFC 3XV 20-10 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 5 November 2022 Match Report Ventnor’s troubled day began when their squad – already missing some key players through injury and unavailability – was hampered by a delayed Solent crossing and a ‘friendly fire’ injury to tight-head prop Tristan Price whose foot was damaged before …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 53-17 Portsmouth RFC 2XV Sat 17 Sept 2022 Ventnor returned to league action at Watcombe Bottom after the break following HM Queens Elizabeth II death with a minute’s silence before kick-off. With excellent numbers and spirit at training, this game was an opportunity to put into practice many of the lessons from …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 0-59 Havant RFC 3XV Saturday 3 September 2022 The Hants Counties 3 league game kicked off at 3pm in which a hard-working VentnorRFC 1XV suffered a comprehensive loss (0-59) against a Havant RFC 3rd XV brisling with players that had regularly and recently performed at a higher league. There were some notable …
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 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 …