Rugby

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...

Ventnor were comprehensively beaten in their Hampshire Counties 3 League game against Locksheath Pumas at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday (12th November). Ventnor came up against a strong and well-drilled Locksheath Pumas and paid the price for not being able to...

Ventnor suffered defeat at the hands of Gosport & Fareham 3rds in Hampshire Counties 3 on Saturday 5th November. Ventnor’s troubled day began when their squad – already missing some key players through injury and unavailability – was hampered by...

Isle of Wight’s unbeaten run came to an end at Footes Lane in Guernsey, as they were defeated in a top-of-the-table clash by Guernsey II, aka St Jacques Vikings. IW lost little face in defeat though, going toe-to-toe for long...

Ventnor put in a great performance in losing to the runaway Hampshire Division 3 leaders Guernsey - who were averaging 70 points per game - at Watcombe Bottom on Saturday 29th October.  From the kick-off, it was Ventnor who took...