Rugby

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...

Ventnor showed some sparkling rugby only to be beaten by unforced errors and ill-discipline in their Hampshire Division 3 game against Overton at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (3rd December). The 2 tries scored by the home team in the 1st...

A depleted Ventnor team were comprehensively beaten by a high-flying Winchester 2nd XI side in their Hampshire Counties 3 fixture on Saturday (26th November). The home team set out their store early on with some powerful set piece work which...

Sandown & Shanklin Rugby Club have sadly announced the untimely death of their president, Graham Thomas, who passed away on Tuesday (22nd November). The club issued the following statement on their Facebook page yesterday (Wednesday). “It is with heavy hearts...

Sandown & Shanklin RFC 2nd XV returned to league action and looking to get back to winning ways, as they hosted the high-flying Aldershot & Fleet RFC. The game was a real crowd-pleaser with big tackles, lots of points and...

Ventnor travelled to Overton in hope rather than expectation without a number of 1st-team regulars due to unavailability and injury, only to put up one of their best performances of the season. Overton started strongly and their short passing game...

The Hurricanes trounced the visiting Tottonians 66-5 at The Fairway ground on Saturday (12th November). The hosts dominated the 1st half, notching up 5 1st half tries. The opening try was scored after 2 minutes when a well worked maul...