Rugby

An itinerate group of veteran rugby players - The Nags - have raised over £6,000 for Cancer Research UK by walking around the Island. The walk took most of the Nags 2 days, but some managed it in 3 -...

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help support local rugby player Luke Orton, who sustained a broken neck whilst taking part in the South Island Sevens rugby tournament at the weekend. It was on Saturday morning that medics were...

Jacob Jordan will be captain of Sandown & Shanklin RFC 1st XV next season. Jacob Jordan began his career with Sandown & Shanklin in 2015, graduating from Vectis RFC and making his 1st appearances with the Club at scrum-half. Following...

A Hampshire Development team, coached by Sandown & Shanklin Director of Rugby Damien Marriott and featuring several Hurricanes players, was selected to take on their equivalents from Sussex on Friday night (12th May). This fixture, aimed to promote and develop...

Ross Harris Over 1 hundred players, members and sponsors of Ventnor Rugby Club attended the annual Dinner Dance and Awards Nights on Saturday (6th May).  The evening was a great success with an excellent dinner, some great music and the...

Vectis Under 11s went to Hampshire’s U11s county festival on Sunday to play in a tournament hosted by Southsea Nomads. With a relatively new squad, Vectis struggled against generally more experienced sides. Starting against a familiar Portsmouth side, Vectis conceded...

Sandown and Shanklin Hurricanes beat an emerging Ventnor 2nd XV team in an open and fast-paced match in front of the customary large crowd at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (15th March). The Hurricanes cohesive squad put on all the early...

Emile Rouby Members of Ventnor RFC gathered to celebrate the life of Emile Rouby - 1 of the founding fathers of the club – on Tuesday (4th April). Around 120 people were present to demonstrate their love and respect for...

Sandown & Shanklin RFC 1st XV 91 - 5 Chichester RFC 2nd XV Sandown & Shanklin welcomed Chichester RFC 2nd XV to the Fairway Ground for their final fixture of the 2022/23 season, in a game that was postponed from...

Isle of Wight under-13 side Vectis have won the Hampshire Waterfall Bowl Rugby final, beating home side Havant by an emphatic 20-point margin. The first 15 minutes saw both sides not wanting to give anything away with Vectis shading the...