Ventnor Rugby Club commemorated the bicentenary of the birth of rugby football at Ventnor seafront on Saturday morning (4th February).
The South Wight Rugby Club were selected to be part of the ‘Global Pass’ celebrations to commemorate the bicentenary. The club are 1 of only 200 throughout the world chosen, and over 20 of the players and families gathered on the beach to be filmed passing the special commemorative ball to form part of a video showing a ball travelling around the globe. A video called “The Global Pass” has been filmed to celebrate this historic occasion.
The proceedings were attended by the town’s mayor Steph Toogood and the council’s business development officer, Nigel Slater-Bishop. Ventnor Rugby Club would like to thank John Bagshawe who brought the event together and David and Jill George who filmed it.
James Morton, the club’s secretary, has said:
“It’s a huge honour for Ventnor RFC to be chosen as part of this major celebration which demonstrates the unity of rugby worldwide. As the club approaches its 50th anniversary next year, we will continue to promote the global foundations of rugby, namely teamwork, enjoyment and friendship”.
