Rugby

With their squad ravaged by injuries and illness, Isle of Wight only had 16 players fit and available for the game against Aldershot & Fleet, which they lost comprehensively. Aldershot and Fleet have improved considerably and climbed the table during...

League leaders Havant III put IW to the sword at Wootton Rec in a bruising contest on Saturday (16th March). The winners were full value for their triumph, but were undoubtedly flattered by the final margin in a battle that...

Ventnor’s sorry season continued with another game that the home team will feel they let slip away - this time against Aldershot & Fleet. The main inconsistencies, shown throughout the season , were again in evidence; namely the inability to...

New Milton 2nds secured the League 5 (South) Championship by beating Ventnor 2nds on Saturday (16th March).  Without a game since before Christmas due to teams not travelling to the Island, Ventnor 2nds had to resort to extra training sessions...

An away trip to league leaders Havant 3rds was always going to be a tough call for a Ventnor team struggling to put out a consistent starting XV. However, the Ventnor team is not lacking in is spirit, typified by...

Isle of Wight returned to action with a 6-try victory at bottom side Alresford after a 3-week layoff due to the weather. This match itself had been postponed twice before, and though numerous players were unavailable due to the rescheduling,...

Ventnor comprehensively beat a strong Eastleigh side on Saturday (17th February).  It was an unusual luxury for Ventnor to be able to pick from an almost full-strength squad for this Hampshire league encounter against a strong Eastleigh side. In front...

Any flickering hopes of league glory for the Isle of Wight were extinguished by top-of-the-table Fareham Heathens in a hard-fought match-up at Wootton Rec. It was an attritional tussle between the 2 high-flying teams, with a rainy week resulting in...

Isle of Wight RFC earned a hard-fought win on their first-ever visit to Christchurch RFC. It was the home side who started the brighter with some strong midfield running, but the Island centre pairing of Sam McQueen and Harri Jones-Evans...

An away trip to Fareham Heathens - the league leaders - was always going to be one of hope rather than expectation for Ventnor RFC. Ventnor's woes were exacerbated by a raft of injuries and unavoidable absences. Hence, Joe Coghlan...