Ventnor RFC 1XV

Ventnor RFC 2XV 52-17 Chichester RFC 3XV Sat 2nd April 2022 match report In the final game of the 2021-22 season for Ventnor RFC 2XV at Watcombe Ventnor 2nds welcomed a depleted Chichester RFC 3XV who sportingly travelled with twelve players. In the spirit of second fifteen rugby, Ventnor evened up the teams by lending…

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…