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 …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 9-50 Guernsey RFC 2XV Sat 29 October 2022 Match Report Forget the scoreline! This was a great performance by Ventnor RFC 1XV against the runaway league leaders Guernsey RFC 2XV who were averaging seventy points per game. So it was against expectation that, from the kick-off, it was Ventnor who took the …
Fareham Heathens RFC 25-22 Ventnor RFC 1XV Sat 22 October 2022 Match Report Buoyant after a win at home against Romsey, Ventnor RFC 1XV travelled away in force to Fareham Heathens RFC. A strong start by the Islanders and sloppy defending by Fareham led to a penalty for Tom Crews but the ball just glanced …
Ventnor RFC 1XV 14-13 Romsey RFC Sat 15 October 2022 Match Report The game kicked off with a spell of intense pressure from Romsey RFC who camped on Ventnor’s line only to be resisted by stout defence around the ruck with Andy Addison, Joel Walton and Ben Savill to the fore. Eventually, the turnover was …
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 …
The John Adams Memorial Match report What a Day! The response to The John Adams Memorial Match, Saturday 3rd September 2022, took the club completely by surprise and the numbers that showed up from the very get-go was a demonstration – if any was needed – of the high regard in which John was held …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
This was an excellent performance from Ventnor who have started the new decade in style. Despite missing some regulars such as Adam Pratt, Dominic Marsh, Harry Colson and George Finan, from the first whistle Ventnor were on the front foot, putting together phase after phase with Louis Malkin’s whipped service providing width which allowed the …
With this being the last ever Ventnor 2nd XV game due to being thrown out of the Merit League, Foxie pulled out all of the stops to get a bumper team together to go out with a real bang. Surely nobody would want to miss out on such a momentous game as this….. I expected Red …
This derby match was scrappy at times but always entertaining for the large and vocal crowd. Ventnor started strongly with excellent play from their forward pack that gave scrumhalf Louis Malkin plenty of time to choose his pass and get the outstanding Sam Lines and his threequarters going. Consistent pressure led to the Isle of …
Ventnor started this game at real pace and camped deep in Chichester’s half for a long period with the drives of Cameron Griggs and Harry Colson prominent. Under this constant pressure, the visitors came offside and Max Wheeler slotted the penalty to take a deserved lead. Ventnor went straight back on attack spearheaded by skipper …
After many players made themselves available for our home game against Trojans RFC 3XV Warren Riches and myself were tasked with putting a team together for Ventnor’s 2xv first home game of the season. After tough negotiations and a team sheet and the bribe of a few beers Stuart Babington agreed to play along side …
This was a terrific match in which Ventnor went toe-to-toe with Southampton University Hospitals RFC, the league leaders and ended disappointed that they couldn’t snatch a deserved win. In difficult conditions, both teams played quality rugby but it was Ventnor who came out of the blocks all-firing and drives from Ian Lane, Dean Magnurson and …
The match kicked off in driving rain (a reminder of the conditions when Ventnor travelled to Locksheath last year) and immediately the home team found themselves on the back foot as the Pumas drove close to the ruck and it took some pretty heroic defence to keep them out. Three times Ventnor got in over …
After two impressive consecutive performances, this was a disappointing fall to earth for a Ventnor side who travelled to Fawley RFC with a strong side. In foul weather and a howling wind in their faces, the islanders never got a foothold in the game where even their vaunted set-piece was neutralised by fussy officiating culminating …
This game represented a real statement of intent for Ventnor, invigorated by the excellent win against Southampton in their last match. The match was dominated by two defences who never shirked or relented but it was Ventnor who came through to win emboldened by a new belief epitomised by Lewis Jones who grows into the …