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ISLE OF WIGHT MIDWEEK FOOTBALL PREVIEW: YACHTSMEN AND VICS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE RELEGATION TRAP-DOOR
2 Isle of Wight sides are at home this evening (Tuesday) with Cowes Sports entertaining Christchurch at Westwood Park and Newport facing Fawley at Smallbrook. In the Wessex Premier, the Yachtsmen have hit a spot of good form of late...
Read moreDetailsBICENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF RUGBY FOOTBALL CELEBRATED AT VENTNOR SEAFRONT
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...
Read moreDetails20 PLAYERS NAMED IN ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL SQUAD FOR GUERNSEY ISLAND GAMES
10 Newport and 3 Cowes Sports players have been named among the 20 selected for the Isle of Wight football squad for this year's Island Games in Guernsey. The Port players in the squad are goalkeeper Leon Pitman, defenders George...
Read moreDetailsSHANKLIN OPEN 6-POINT GAP AT TOP OF DIV 1: ISLE OF WIGHT FOOTBALL ROUND UP
Isle of Wight champions Shanklin have extended their lead at the top of Division 1 with a comprehensive victory against Binstead & COB at the Molehill on Saturday (4th February). Binstead & COB 2-6 Shanklin Unbeaten Shanklin have gone 6...
Read moreDetailsPORT STUMBLE ON PATH TO PROMOTION: ISLE OF WIGHT WESSEX LEAGUE ROUND UP
Newport failed to overcome a physical New Milton Town side in the battle between 1st and 2nd at Smallbrook this afternoon (Saturday). The Port were on an impressive run of 6 successive victories before the game. The County Town team...
Read moreDetailsENTRIES FOR THE 2023 ROUND THE ISLAND RACE ARE OPEN
The Island Sailing Club (ISC) has announced that entries are now open for the 2023 edition of Britain’s Favourite Yacht Race, the Round the Island Race, which is being held on Saturday 1st July 2023. The annual Round the Island...
Read moreDetailsTHE PORT TO TAKE ON LEAGUE LEADERS AT SMALLBROOK: ISLE OF WIGHT SATURDAY FOOTBALL PREVIEW
Wessex League Division 1 sees the battle between 1st and 2nd at Smallbrook, as 2nd-placed Newport face league leaders New Milton Town on Saturday afternoon. If Port win, they will steal top spot from the side currently heading the Division...
Read moreDetailsRYDE TEAMS PULL AWAY AT THE TOP OF DIVISION 1
Pat Thorley - Ryde A Ryde B and Ryde A opened up a healthy lead at the top of the Isle of Wight Winter Table Tennis League after wins against Havenstreet and Newport respectively. Match of the week was between...
Read moreDetailsWINCHESTER KNIGHTS KNOCK 7 TRIES PAST VENTNOR 2NDS AT WATCOMBE BOTTOM
With their 1st XV flying south to Guernsey, it was a chance for Ventnor’s 2nd XV to take centre stage at Watcombe Bottom for a league game against a strong, close-knit and well-drilled Winchester Knights team on Saturday (28th January)....
Read moreDetailsVIKINGS VANQUISH VENTNOR IN BATTLE OF THE ISLANDS
Ventnor were vanquished by over a 50-point margin in the Channel Islands by league leaders Guernsey Vikings on Saturday (28th February). The Island side were forced into making early changes to the team before kick-off when Ben Cooper’s hamstring decided...
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