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HURRICANES MAKE IT 5 FROM 5 IN 2023: ISLE OF WIGHT RUGBY
Sandown & Shanklin RFC hosted Fordingbridge at the weekend, looking to set the record straight after a narrow defeat in the reverse fixture earlier in the season and looking to maintain an unbeaten record during 2023. Just like last week,...
Read moreDetailsISLAND ATHLETICS STAR HENRY MCLUCKIE FEELS HE’S HITTING FORM AT THE RIGHT TIME
Isle of Wight athlete Henry McLuckie insists he is hitting his stride at exactly the right time with the British Indoor Championships beckoning. The middle-distance star was left disappointed after failing to qualify at the Under-23s European cross-country trials in...
Read moreDetailsCAPTAIN JOHN STEERS YACHTSMEN TO VICTORY: ISLE OF WIGHT MIDWEEK FOOTBALL
Cowes Sports eased their relegation worries by beating bottom club Alresford Town at Arlebury Park on Tuesday evening - thanks to a brace from captain John McKie. Experienced striker McKie scored in both halves: the 1st goal coming shortly before...
Read moreDetailsVENTNOR TAKE EMPHATIC VICTORY OVER GOSPORT & FAREHAM AT WATCOMBE BOTTOM
Ventnor comfortably beat a Gosport and Fareham team who travelled with a bare 15 but never gave up on Saturday (11th February). Ventnor’s superiority was founded in the power of their front 5, where props George Collett and Ben Savill...
Read moreDetailsRYDE ROWING CLUB ENJOY SUCCESSFUL OPENING EVENT OF THE SEASON
Ryde Rowing Club travelled to their first event of the season last weekend with 2 crews competing at the Henley Eights & Fours Head. Heats were held across 2 divisions over a 3000m course that included the world Henley Royal...
Read moreDetailsPORT GO LEVEL ON POINTS WITH LEADERS NEW MILTON TOWN AT TOP OF DIVISION 1
Newport are now level on points with Wessex Division 1 leaders New Milton Town after drawing 1-1 with Totton & Eling at Millers Park on Monday evening (13th February). However, the County Town Club may see the result as 2...
Read moreDetailsTRIO OF WINS FOR WIGHT EAGLES U13 AND U15 SIDES
Wight Eagles U15s travelled across the Solent for a doubleheader against Hythe & Dibden, returning victorious in both games. HYTHE & DIBDEN U15 1-2 WIGHT EAGLES U15 The Island side arrived only just 5 mins before kick-off. The girls started...
Read moreDetailsWIN COULD PUT PORT TOP TONIGHT: ISLE OF WIGHT MIDWEEK FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Newport travel to Southampton to face mid-table Totton & Eling tonight (Monday), and a win will see the County Town club hitting top spot in Wessex Division 1. The Port have now won 2 games on the bounce after their...
Read moreDetailsBIG WINS FOR TOP 2 IN DIV 1: ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL ROUND UP
Shanklin and W&B continue to impress in the close-fought Division 1 title race with both sides recording emphatic victories on Saturday (11th February). Vectis 1-11 Shanklin Champions Shanklin trounced Vectis at Cowes Enterprise College courtesy of hat tricks from Nicky...
Read moreDetailsGOALKEEPER ALEX MAKES A POINT FOR VICS: ISLE OF WIGHT WESSEX LEAGUE ROUND UP
Vics have now gone 6 games unbeaten by drawing at home to possibly the strongest side in Wessex Division 1: unbeaten Andover New Street. The East Cowes side began the game without some of their most experienced and influential players,...
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