Rugby

Emile Rouby Ventnor 2XI's game against Lymington Mariners on Saturday (4th February) began with a minute's silence before kick-off to remember club stalwart Emile Rouby who sadly died earlier in the week. James Morton of Ventnor rugby club said: "Emile...

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...

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)....

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...

Ventnor turned on the style and knocked in 10 tries against Fareham Heathens in front of a large crowd at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (21st January). From the whistle, Ventnor played at a tempo that was hard to live with...

Ventnor RFC lost by a 60-point margin at Romsey on Saturday (14th January). Weather-related transport difficulties, which meant their squad lost 2 players before the day began, do not excuse another tepid display by Ventnor when they travelled to Romsey,...

Sandown & Shanklin beat Bognor by 10 points in their 1st game of 2023 on Saturday (23rd January). The Hurricanes got off to an enterprising start, playing down the hill and with the wind at their backs. A series of...

Ventnor lost at home to Andover in a low-scoring game played in inclement weather at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (7th January). Ventnor had some new combinations on view with Ed Blake filling in once more at scrumhalf and Jason Coltham...

50 players and a large crowd came together for the Isle of Wight Rugby Football Club's annual Christmas charity game, this year in aid of the Isle of Wight branch of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. The event, held...

Ventnor suffered defeat in their Hampshire Counties 3 match away to Portsmouth 2nd XI on Saturday 10th December. This match represented another disappointing result for Ventnor which masked some of the positive progress the team is making.  With further disruptions...